Chicago White Sox first baseman Adam LaRoche leaves White Sox because of his son's rights in the clubhouse. LaRoche usually brings his 14-year old son Drake to every home game, but the president of baseball operations for the White Sox, Kenny Williams told LaRoche that he either cannot bring his son to the ballpark or he will cut his salary. Of course Laroche wasn't happy with the decision. But he told the media "My kid is more important than just playing baseball." This is the worst thing that Kenny Williams could have done because he just lost a 16-year veteran who won a gold-glove and was a batting tittle champion over something really dumb. LaRoche made 12 million last year and was supposed to make a total earning of around 13.5 million this year. But instead he made a good decision to step up for his family and do whats right. LaRoche was drafted by the Atlanta Braves, played two years and was traded to the Pittsburg Pirates. In 2009 LaRoche had an absolute horrible year and was traded to the Boston Red Sox for All-Star outfielder Jason Bay. At the end of the 2009 season LaRoche was looking to resign with Red Sox but got a call from his former team, the Atlanta Braves. The Braves signed LaRoche to a huge deal of 6-years 105-Million dollar contract that would make him the highest paid MLB player. But LaRoche had another awful year and was released and picked up By the most dangerous team in baseball the Arizona Dimondbacks. The D-backs were the scariest team in 2010. With the Power of Justin Upton and the strike-out king Randy Johnson, they were just unstoppable. LaRoche didn't really feel apart of the team so after the 2010 season ended LaRoche signed a 2-year 24 million dollar contract with the Washington Nationals. LaRoche had an amazing 2011-2014 season with the Nationals averaging around 27 homers a year. After those 3 seasons with the Nationals Laroche decided to take his talents to the south side of Chicago were he was not happy at all. LaRoche only started 45 games and first base and only hit 6 homers. What will Adam LaRoche do with his career now?
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