In what is becoming one of the strangest sports stories this year, the reported reason Adam LaRoche retired has been released.
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According to FOXSports' Ken Rosenthal, LaRoche opted to retire after White Sox president Ken Williams told LaRoche his 14-year-old son Drake was not permitted in the clubhouse every day:
Sources: LaRoche chose to retire after #WhiteSox prez Ken Williams told him that he no longer could bring 14-year-old son into clubhouse.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) March 16, 2016
LaRoche’s son, Drake, 14, has traveled with him for several years.