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Francona's White Sox roots

Boston manager Terry Francona once wore different color Sox.

Francona managed in the White Sox system from 1992-1995. In his first year, he managed Chicago's A-ball team in South Bend. The next three seasons, he managed the organization's Double A team in Birmingham.

In 1994, Francona managed basketball legend Michael Jordan in Birmingham in the year Jordan switched sports. Francona was named the minor's top managerial prospect by ``Baseball America'' that year.

Tuesday, though, Francona said that he didn't have deep emotional ties with the White Sox because the players he managed in the minors for Chicago are no longer with the organization.

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