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Tony LaRussa responds to Jack McDowell’s cheating allegation

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.