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CHICAGO -- Rick Renteria is getting a second chance to manage in Chicago, this time on the South Side.The White Sox promoted Renteria from bench coach to replace Robin Ventura on Monday, hoping he can help turn around a struggling franchise.Renteria takes over a team with one playoff appearance since the 2005 championship year. And he gets another opportunity after the Cubs unceremoniously let him go after the 2014 season so they could hire Joe Maddon.Im extremely excited, Renteria said. Its a little bittersweet because I became good friends with Robin.The White Sox noted that Renteria is the only Latino manager in the majors and touted his ability to communicate in English and Spanish.General manager Rick Hahn said the organization might have found candidates as good -- but none better -- had they looked elsewhere. He also insisted Renteria would be the right man to lead the team whether it is undergoing a major overhaul or trying to contend. To that end, Hahn said the White Sox know which way they want to go; he just wasnt about to reveal it.Regardless of the direction, we think hes capable of winning a World Series with the right personnel behind him, he said. Even if we do go to the extreme of tearing this thing down, so to speak, our goal is to get ourselves back to the World Series, and our hope is to do it with this manager.Hahn said Ventura first told him just over a month ago that he thought it was time for the organization to make a change in the dugout. Hahn said there were personal reasons behind it and added that Ventura spoke highly of Renteria.Hahn said he did not try to persuade Ventura -- who had an expiring contract -- to return next season. And when asked if he could have returned if he wanted, Hahn said, Thats a hypothetical that we never got to.Ventura announced Sunday after the final game against Minnesota that he would not return, insisting the decision was his and he wasnt pushed out despite five seasons without a playoff appearance.The White Sox went 375-435 but finished with losing records the past four years after an 85-77 debut in 2012. They finished fourth in the AL Central at 78-84 despite a 23-10 start that gave them a six-game lead in the AL Central on May 9. They went 55-74 the rest of the way thanks to injuries, a slumping offense and struggling bullpen.There were also some strange incidents this year, starting