--- title: White Sox Player Adam LaRoche Retires to Spend Time With Son description: Adam LaRoche decided to retire because officials asked him to stop bringing his 14-year-old son into their clubhouse every day canonical: https://time.com/4262879/adam-laroche-retires-white-sox-son/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-17T15:28:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T15:59:48.366Z article:section: Sports og:title: White Sox Player Adam LaRoche Retires to Spend More Time With His Son og:description: LaRoche is walking away from a $13 million contract og:url: https://time.com/4262879/adam-laroche-retires-white-sox-son/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc55555955187218/69888b6de20a879ab5a90037/white-sox-adam-laroche-retires-son-clubhouse.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Adam LaRoche announced retirement after White Sox asked him to reduce son's clubhouse time og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: White Sox Player Adam LaRoche Retires to Spend More Time With His Son twitter:description: LaRoche is walking away from a $13 million contract twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc55555955187218/69888b6de20a879ab5a90037/white-sox-adam-laroche-retires-son-clubhouse.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # White Sox Player Adam LaRoche Retires to Spend More Time With His Son > Sponsored content. 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Chicago White Sox designated hitter Adam LaRoche (25) sits with his son Drake, 13, in the White Sox dugout at U.S. Cellular Field before a game against the Houston Astros on June 8, 2015 in Chicago.Erin Hooley—Chicago Tribune/Getty Images by [Lindsay Kimble / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Lindsay Kimble / People Mar 17, 2016 3:28 PM UTC Veteran Chicago White Sox slugger Adam LaRoche is retiring from baseball and walking away from a reported $13 million – because team officials had asked him to stop bringing his 14-year-old son into the clubhouse every day. LaRoche, 36, officially announced his retirement on Tuesday, writing on Twitter: “Thank u Lord for the game of baseball and for giving me way more than I ever deserved! #FamilyFirst” > [](https://twitter.com/e3laroche/status/709841125075333120) White Sox Executive Vice President Ken Williams insisted to [Fox Sports](http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/adam-laroche-chicago-white-sox-retire-ken-williams-son-clubhouse-drake-family-031616) he had only asked LaRoche to “dial it back” when it came to bringing his son Drake to practice and into the clubhouse. The teen traveled with LaRoche on road games for several years and even had his own locker in the White Sox clubhouse next to his father’s locker. Drake would often attend batting practice and meet with players, according to the [_Chicago Tribune_](http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/ct-adam-laroche-drake-clubhouse-20160316-story.html). The issue became hot-button for the team, prompting a two-hour meeting with leadership earlier in the week. Williams told the _Tribune_ that the situation had become excessive – even though Drake is well-liked by players and management – and that he felt that he needed to draw the line. “Even 50 percent \[of the time\] is probably too much, but there’s a wide range between 0-50 percent, so I was a little surprised by the stance he took, which is unfortunate,” Williams said. “But talk about a quality life decision, a family decision. He talks about being there for his family, and he put it front and center. I respect and admire that.” By retiring early, LaRoche – a baseball veteran with more than a dozen years in major league baseball – walks away from the $13 million dollars left on his 2016 contract. The athlete signed a two-year deal for $25 million with the White Sox just last year. LaRoche’s relationship was Drake was even documented by [the _Tribune_](http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/ct-fathers-day-adam-laroche-white-sox-spt-0621-20150620-story.html) in 2015, with the newspaper calling the boy the team’s “26th man.” LaRoche also has a daughter named Montana. _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/adam-laroche-retires-white-sox-asked-son-practice-less) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4262879/adam-laroche-retires-white-sox-son/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4262879/adam-laroche-retires-white-sox-son/"},"headline":"White Sox Player Adam LaRoche Retires to Spend More Time With His Son","datePublished":"2016-03-17T15:28:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T15:59:48.366Z","description":"LaRoche is walking away from a $13 million contract","url":"https://time.com/4262879/adam-laroche-retires-white-sox-son/","keywords":["Baseball","Family","chicago"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc55555955187218/69888b6de20a879ab5a90037/white-sox-adam-laroche-retires-son-clubhouse.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lindsay Kimble / People"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc55555955187218/69888b6de20a879ab5a90037/white-sox-adam-laroche-retires-son-clubhouse.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Adam LaRoche announced retirement after White Sox asked him to reduce son's clubhouse time","caption":"Chicago White Sox designated hitter Adam LaRoche (25) sits with his son Drake, 13, in the White Sox dugout at U.S. Cellular Field before a game against the Houston Astros on June 8, 2015 in Chicago.","creditText":"Erin Hooley—Chicago Tribune/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/baseball/","name":"Baseball"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4262879/adam-laroche-retires-white-sox-son/","name":"White Sox Player Adam LaRoche Retires to Spend More Time With His Son"}}]}] ```