MLB Player Declines $13 Million So That He Could Spend More Time With His Son

MLB Player Declines $13 Million So That He Could Spend More Time With His Son
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Editorial Staff
March 17, 2016
By deciding to retire, Chicago White Sox first baseman Adam LaRoche seems to be placing more importance on the time spent with his son than on the millions of dollars he will be leaving on the table.
In a clubhouse meeting on Tuesday, LaRoche told his teammates he intends to retire, a decision characterized as a “personal decision” by White Sox general manager Rick Hahn, reported ESPN.
LaRoche’s decision came after team vice president Ken Williams told LaRoche he could no longer bring his 14-year-old son Drake into the clubhouse, according to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal.
Williams explained his position to Rosenthal:

Just talked to #White Sox president Ken Williams. Here is what he told me about LaRoche:

"There has been no policy…

Posted by Ken Rosenthal on Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Retiring will mean LaRoche has to forfeit the $13 million he was due to earn this year, the last in a two-year deal that totaled $25 million.
The teenaged LaRoche, dubbed the team’s “26th man” by his father, was a regular presence in the team’s clubhouse and traveled with his father for years.
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LaRoche, 36, had a large drop-off in production in 2015. He hit only 12 home runs and 44 RBI in 2015, after hitting 26 homers and 92 RBI the year before, according to Bleacher Report.
It is still possible, however, that LaRoche may have an about-face in regard to retiring in the next few days, per Rosenthal. MLB Player Forfeits $13 Million After Being Told He Could No Longer Bring Son into Clubhouse
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