Despite only playing in Chicago for four years, White Sox fans remember Willie Harris fondly. He was a solid utility player with great speed, and when he scored the winning run in Game 4 of the 2005 World Series, he forever left his mark in White Sox history.

Now, even though he hasn’t played in the organization since the 2005 season, today’s announcement indicates that Harris will also be playing a major role in the team’s future.

According to Scott Merkin of MLB.com, Harris has officially been named a manager in the White Sox minor league system.

Although this will be Harris’ first full season as a manager at the professional level, he did recently get an opportunity to gather a little bit of managerial experience.

And as a side note, Willie Harris is managing in the Instructional League that ends Saturday for the White Sox — Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) October 13, 2016

The transition to a full-time manager shouldn’t be too difficult for Harris, who spent the 2016 season as a hitting coach for the rookie league Great Falls Voyagers. The Voyagers (47-28) finished with the best record in the Pioneer League, so Harris has already achieved success in his young coaching career.

While Harris’ assigned affiliate is yet to be announced, it’s likely he will be managing a low-level team with mostly young players. An article written by JJ Stankevitz of Comcast SportsNet Chicago in January points out why that may be the perfect job for Harris.

“When I played, my numbers don’t say I was a great hitter overall, but the role I had, I was pretty damn good at it, ” Harris said. “I just want to be able to help some kids along the way who get homesick, or when they struggle they don’t what to do, they don’t know how to handle it, I want to be that guy they can lean on and show them the way and guide them to where they want to be.”

Obviously Harris was never a superstar for the South Siders, but his love of the game and dedication to doing his job is praised by many. If he instills these values into the young players in the White Sox organization, he should be very successful as a manager.