Derek Shomon on Building a Relentless White Sox Offense

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Chuck Garfien sits down with new White Sox hitting coach Derek Shomon to discuss his approach and what he brings to the White Sox lineup. Shomon talks about building relentless at-bats, practicing game-like situations, and preparing hitters for any situation at the plate. He shares takeaways from Minnesota and Miami, thoughts on Luis Robert Jr. and Colson Montgomery, and building on the success of Lenyn Sosa. Shomon also reflects on returning home and what it means to be closer to family.

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0:54.6	Okay, on the previous White Sox podcast,
0:57.3	I had a conversation with the White Sox new pitching coach,
1:00.2	Zach Bov.
1:02.0	Today, to chat with the White Sox new hitting coach,
1:05.9	Derek Shoman, who was the twins assistant coach,
1:10.3	hitting coach in 202323 and 24.
1:12.9	And last year he had the same job with the Miami Marlins.
1:17.1	And now he's literally coming back home to the White Sox.
1:21.7	He's from Glenview in the northern suburbs.
1:25.0	And yeah, he did grow up a White So socks fan in enemy territory in the northern suburbs so
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