Danny Farquhar Announces He's Joining White Sox Organization as an Instructor

Last year as a member of the Chicago White Sox, right-handed reliever Danny Farquhar suffered a brain aneurysm in the dugout. It's amazing that he not only lived, but was able to throw out a ceremonial first pitch later that season.

Stunningly, Farquhar was cleared to return to the mound and did the best he could to make it back to the big leagues. Sadly, despite a stint with the Yankees, that never happened, which is why he's embarking on a new journey and announcing that he's rejoining the White Sox organization as an instructor.

"It’s a very special opportunity I’ve been given to continue my coaching career," Farquhar said during a teleconference Thursday. "I’m really excited for it. It’s one of those things where they are letting me dip my foot in the water in 2019. They are going to send me to Birmingham to learn from (manager Omar Vizquel) and (pitching coach Richard Dotson) and all the other coaches out there, just to see what the other side is about.

"I want to get my foot in the door and see what I like to do, and it almost seems like they are very open to my feelings on the coaching side and so it’s a great working relationship we have.

"I have nothing but good things to say about (the White Sox)," he continued. "That’s one of the reasons why I reached out to them for a coaching opportunity. I loved my time there. I loved how they treated me through my injury. I loved even in the offseason when they chose not to renew my contract, it’s a business, I completely understand it. And I love them for it and I’m happy to be back."

Farquar did sign with the New York Yankees this offseason, but he never reached the big leagues and made two relief appearances at the Triple-A level before being released in June.

Just because his career as a pitcher is over, that doesn't mean he failed in his comeback attempt. That fact he's walking around, much less taking to the mound and throwing, is amazing unto itself.