PHOENIX — Drake LaRoche has plenty of support within the White Sox clubhouse.
Both outfielder Adam Eaton and executive vice president Kenny Williams said Wednesday that players rallied behind the 14-year-old son of Adam LaRoche during a lengthy meeting Tuesday in which the veteran announced his abrupt retirement. Adam LaRoche informed teammates he intends to retire and forego a $13 million salary after Williams asked him to reduce Drake LaRoche’s clubhouse appearances. Players who had been around Drake LaRoche for the past year said they don’t want to see him or his father go. Eaton said the White Sox didn’t participate in their routine stretching because the meeting went long.