CHICAGO — Robin Ventura announced Sunday he won’t return as Chicago White Sox manager next season, insisting it was his decision and he wasn’t pushed out due to a fourth consecutive losing season.

Ventura was in the last year of his contract.

“I enjoy this place. I love this place,” a stoic Ventura said after Chicago’s season-ending 6-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins. “At the end it probably needs a new voice.”

The Chicago Sun-Times reported Saturday that bench coach and former Cubs manager Rick Renteria likely will take over, but the team didn’t immediately announce a replacement. General manager Rick Hahn is scheduled to address reporters Monday.

“You just realize right now is the right time to do it and you need somebody else,” Ventura said.

YANKEES: Mark Teixeira hugged one teammate at a time as he walked off the field, initially near his familiar spot at first base and then right down the line in the Yankees’ dugout.

He tipped his cap to the crowd of 33,277 as the fans offered a standing ovation, patting his chest with his mitt and saying, “Thank you.”

And with that, one of baseball’s most prolific switch hitters said goodbye.

“Mentally and emotionally I kind of prepared for it,” Teixeira said. “It wasn’t as weird as I thought it would be.”

BRAVES: The team played its final game at Turner Field, ending a run that lasted a mere 20 seasons with a 1-0 victory against Detroit. The Braves are moving to a new stadium in the suburbs next season while Turner Field will carry on as the downsized home of Georgia State’s football team.