The Los Angeles Angels have actually given the Chicago White Sox approval to speak with Tony La Russa for their supervisory opening, a source informed ESPN on Wednesday, confirming a report from USA Today.
La Russa, 76, hasnt worked as a major league supervisor because ending a 16-year run with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011, a season that culminated in La Russas 3rd World Series championship.
He began his managerial career with the White Sox from 1979 to 1986. White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf acquired the team 3 years into that stretch and fired La Russa 64 games into the 1986 season then saw him sign up with the Oakland Athletics later that season to activate what ultimately became a Hall of Fame career. Reinsdorf has long regretted that decision.
1 RelatedAfter his run with the Cardinals, La Russa took on executive functions with Major League Baseball, the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Boston Red Sox and the Angels, who employed him as a senior advisor to baseball operations after the 2019 season.
It doubts whether La Russa has the desire to manage again, but those who were around him this year kept in mind that he was highly invested in his function and still had a distinct enthusiasm for the video game.
AJ Hinch, whose yearlong suspension as a result of the Houston Astros unfaithful scandal ends at the conclusion of the World Series, is likewise seen among the favorites to replace Rick Renteria.
