Adam LaRoche Biography

Adam LaRoche was born November 6, 1979 and is a retired American professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played for the Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks and Washington Nationals. He is the son of pitcher Dave LaRoche and the brother of third baseman Andy LaRoche.

On March 15, 2016, LaRoche said that he intended to "step away from baseball." He said that he would honor a request from teammates to reconsider his retirement for a day or two before making an official announcement. On the next day, it was revealed that LaRoche's reason for a possible retirement is that the White Sox have placed a restriction on his 14-year-old son entering the team's clubhouse every day. By retiring LaRoche would walk away from a $13 million contract.

LaRoche is one of the co-owners of Outdoor Networks hunting show Buck Commander with friends and pro athletes Chipper Jones, Ryan Langerhans, Tom Martin, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, and Willie Robertson who is from the Duck Commander series.

LaRoche is a devout Christian who helped the Washington Nationals promote "Faith Day" at Nationals Park along with teammates Denard Span and Ian Desmond.

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