SportsFormer White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper dies at 70
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Cooper served as the club’s pitching coach from July 2002 through 2020, overseeing the rotation that helped win the 2005 World Series.
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The Chicago Sun-Times reported September 23, 2026, that Don Cooper had died at 70, citing a family announcement and confirmation from the White Sox. Cooper joined the organization as a minor-league coach in 1988 and became its major-league pitching coach in July 2002. His starters closed out the 2005 American League Championship Series with four straight complete games during the team’s World Series title run. The newspaper says pitchers credited Cooper with instilling confidence—a reputation captured by the fans’ saying, “Coop’ll fix ‘em.”
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Former White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper dies at 70
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Cooper served as the club’s pitching coach from July 2002 through 2020, overseeing the rotation that helped win the 2005 World Series.
TLDR
The Chicago Sun-Times reported September 23, 2026, that Don Cooper had died at 70, citing a family announcement and confirmation from the White Sox. Cooper joined the organization as a minor-league coach in 1988 and became its major-league pitching coach in July 2002. His starters closed out the 2005 American League Championship Series with four straight complete games during the team’s World Series title run. The newspaper says pitchers credited Cooper with instilling confidence—a reputation captured by the fans’ saying, “Coop’ll fix ‘em.”