Adam LaRoche went away, but his retirement story doesn’t.
The former White Sox designated hitter who abruptly retired during spring training will appear on “Good Morning America” Tuesday along with his 14-year-old son, Drake, to discuss why he walked away from the Sox with a year remaining on his contract.
LaRoche was asked by team vice president Ken Williams to reduce the amount of time his son was spending in the clubhouse. He opted instead to retire.
LaRoche will be interviewed by ABC news anchor and correspondent T.J. Holmes, “talking family and his decision to leave baseball,” according to the show.
“It wasn’t just about his son… or the $13 million. You’ll hear him explain it himself,’’ Holmes tweeted Monday.
LaRoche released a statement after he retired. The only time he was heard from since then was in an ESPN The Magazine interview published last week.
“I am choosing my son over you guys,” LaRoche told the magainze of what he said to teammates.
LaRoche also revealed to the magazine that he went on an undercover rescue mission to fight sex slavery in southeast Asia last November.