Tony La Russa returned to the Chicago White Sox after the 2020 season looking to take a young and promising team to the next step.
On Sept. 24 the Sox announced La Russa — who turns 78 Tuesday —Nightengale reported the health issues related to La Russa’s heart are at the center of the retirement, with doctors advising him not to return.[Don’t miss] Who will be the next Chicago White Sox manager? Here are 12 potential candidates.“I played for him, I know how intense he was,” Cairo said. “I know how prepared he was.”
“He needs to take care of his health, that’s first and foremost,” Sox outfielder/first baseman Andrew Vaughn said. “It was a privilege to learn what he knows, how to go about stuff. Picking his brain has been helpful. People would say he’s probably forgotten more about baseball than I’ve learned so far.”La Russa’s managerial career began with the Sox from 1979-86, guiding them to the 1983 American League West title.
Less than a month after he was hired, reports emerged that La Russa was charged with two Class 1 misdemeanor counts of driving while under the influence after a February arrest. He pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless driving at a change of plea hearing that December in Arizona.The Sox navigated through injuries and situations such as a discussion on “unwritten” rules to run away with the AL Central in 2021. But they lost in four games to the Houston Astros in an AL Division Series.
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