Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa fired back Friday at Jack McDowell after the former Cy Young winner alleged that La Russa used an elaborate sign-stealing system at Comiskey Park during his time with the Chicago White Sox.
“My question is this: Was he ever on our team?” La Russa said. “He was never on our team.”
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McDowell made his Major League debut in 1987, a year after La Russa had been fired by the White Sox. But the pitcher, in a radio appearance Friday on WFNZ in Charlotte, described a system that he said was installed by La Russa.