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Tony La Russa made what seemed to be a very curious decision late in Friday night’s Chicago White Sox-Anaheim Angels game, but the move makes a lot more sense than on the surface. La Russa’s White Sox were leading the Angels 7-6 in the …
Tony La Russa surprised many by accepting the Chicago White Sox manager job during the offseason, but there was one major issue that had to be addressed before he did. La Russa admitted that he likely would not have accepted the position if it had …
Tony La Russa was arrested for driving while under the influence for the second time back in February, but the Hall of Famer has once again gotten off with a very mild punishment. La Russa submitted a plea agreement on Monday that was accepted by an …
Adam Eaton agreed to contract with the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, and one of his first orders of business after signing the deal was to nearly hang up on a local radio show. Shortly after it was widely reported that Eaton signed a one-year, $7 …
Tony La Russa was arrested for driving while under the influence earlier this year, and some new details from the incident have emerged. La Russa was charged with DUI in Arizona on Oct. 28, which was the day before the Chicago White Sox hired him. …
Marcus Stroman should have plenty of suitors on the MLB free agent market this winter, but it sounds like the Chicago White Sox need not waste their time placing a call to the right-hander. Stroman sent a handful of tweets on Tuesday criticizing Tony …
Tony La Russa is doing no favors to the Chicago White Sox, who took a chance by hiring him recently. La Russa was hired by the White Sox on Oct. 29 as their next manager. ESPN reported on Monday that La Russa was charged with DUI in Arizona on Oct. …
The Chicago White Sox named Tony La Russa their manager last week, which came as a surprise given La Russa’s age and how long it’s been since he last managed. La Russa is now 76 and last managed the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011. Some have …
Tony La Russa’s decision to come out of retirement to manage the Chicago White Sox has not gone down well with everyone. One notable group that is displeased by La Russa’s decision is the voters who elected him to the Baseball Hall of …
Tony La Russa has not managed in nearly a decade, but the Hall of Famer is officially making a comeback. The Chicago White Sox announced on Thursday that they have hired La Russa as their next manager. La Russa had not been mentioned in connection …
The Chicago White Sox are looking for a new manager after firing Rick Renteria, and Tony La Russa apparently is a lead candidate for the job. The White Sox interviewed La Russa for the job, 670 The Score in Chicago’s Bruce Levine reported on …
The Chicago White Sox may be about to launch a managerial pursuit that no one saw coming. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the White Sox plan to reach out to Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa to gauge his interest in the team’s …
Stealing signs has been a part of baseball culture basically since the sport was invented, but the Houston Astros have been eviscerated for it after they were caught using cameras and electronic devices to assist in decoding signals. As one former Cy …
Former manager Tony La Russa offered up a quote on Wednesday that goes a long way toward demonstrating the gap between how the ongoing free agency issue is viewed in Major League Baseball. La Russa, now serving as a special assistant to Boston Red …
The Arizona Diamondbacks have cleaned house by firing general manager Dave Stewart and manager Chip Hale, the team announced Monday. The moves come after a 69-93 season after Arizona so aggressively adopted a win-now strategy during the offseason. …
Things have gotten a bit tense during the series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Arizona Diamondbacks. So tense, in fact, that Diamondbacks chief baseball officer Tony La Russa invaded the Pirates’ broadcast booth during a game to dispute …
