Chicago White Sox Executive Vice President Kenny Williams reportedly received complaints from staff members and other players before asking Adam LaRoche to scale back the amount of time his 14-year-old son spent in the clubhouse.
Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported the situation, which led the 36-year-old slugger to retire, came after other people in the organization privately raised concerns about LaRoche's son, Drake, spending so much time around the team. It's noted he attended around 120 games last season.
Nobody had any personal issues with Drake, who was at times called the team's 26th man, but his nearly daily appearances with the club apparently became an issue behind the scenes, according to Nightengale.