Ｗソックスのラルーサ監督、健康問題で辞任

【ワシントンＡＦＰ＝時事】米大リーグ（ＭＬＢ）、シカゴ・ホワイトソックスのトニー・ラルーサ監督（７７）が３日、健康問題を理由に辞任を発表した。（写真はトニー・ラルーサ監督）
　ラルーサ監督は心臓の問題に関連した検査が必要であると８月３０日に診断されて以降、指揮官の職を離れていた。その際は、２月に装着したペースメーカーに問題があったとされていたが、その後の検査で別の問題が判明し（内容は非公表）、無期限の離脱を余儀なくされていた。
　ラルーサ監督は「治療と二つ目の健康問題の回復にかかる期間を考えると、２０２３年もホワイトソックスの監督を務めるのは不可能であることが明らかになった」と説明し、「このタイミングでの発表により、フロントがオフシーズンの優先事項に監督職の穴埋めを含めることが可能になる」と述べた。
　ラルーサ監督は、１９８９年にオークランド・アスレチックス、２００６年と２０１１年にセントルイス・カージナルスでワールドシリーズ制覇を果たし、２０１４年に米野球殿堂入りを果たした。
　２０１１年限りで一度は監督業から引退し、その後の１０年間はリーグの幹部職や複数球団でさまざまなポストを歴任。昨年からホワイトソックスの指揮官として監督に復帰し、現役では最年長、また殿堂入り後に就任した初めての監督となっていた。
　ホワイトソックスは今季これまで７９勝８０敗に沈み、プレーオフ進出を逃した。ラルーサ監督の下では、６３勝６５敗だった。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2022/10/04-13:48）

Tony La Russa, who guided three Major League Baseball championship teams, said Monday he is stepping down as manager of the Chicago White Sox over health issues that have sidelined him since August.
The 77-year-old has not managed a game since doctors told him on August 30 he needed more tests related to a heart issue.
La Russa, who turns 78 Tuesday on the eve of the final day of the season, stepped away from the team because of an issue with a pacemaker installed in February.
A second issue, discovered during medical exams and not disclosed by La Russa, forced him into an indefinite leave.
While I was inactive with the pacemaker, the second issue was analyzed, he said. The result is that a corrective plan has been developed by my medical team and implementation has begun.
My overall prognosis is good, and I want to thank everyone who has reached out to me with well wishes related to my health.
While La Russa said his issues did not impact his responsibilities as White Sox manager, he could not move forward in the role.
It has become obvious that the length of the treatment and recovery process for this second health issue makes it impossible for me to be the White Sox manager in 2023, La Russa said.
The timing of this announcement now enables the front office to include filling the manager position with their other off-season priorities.
La Russa managed the Oakland A's to the 1989 World Series crown and guided the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Series title in 2006 and 2011, after which he promptly retired.
- Surprise return from retirement -
La Russa, who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014, served as an MLB executive and in various roles for clubs for a decade until returning to a managerial role with the White Sox last year, becoming the oldest manager in the major leagues and the first Hall of Famer to step back into such a post.
The White Sox went 93-69 last year to win the American League Central division crown but lost to Houston in the playoffs.
This season, the White Sox are 79-80 and failed to qualify for the playoffs.
La Russa guided Chicago to a 63-65 record this year, leaving his career MLB mark at 2,882-2,495.
Our team's record this season is the final reality. It is an unacceptable disappointment, La Russa said. There were some pluses, but too many minuses.
I understood that the ultimate responsibility for each minus belongs to the manager. I was hired to provide positive, difference-making leadership and support. Our record is proof. I did not do my job.
La Russa was disappointed at feeling the team had slipped back after making major gains in 2021.
In 2022, we have some movement in the wrong direction. The key now is to figure out what is right versus what is wrong, he said.
I'm convinced that the process will be productive and the players will be receptive. The future for this team remains bright.
I'm sincerely disappointed that I'm leaving without the opportunity to finish what I was brought in to do. I still appreciate the chance to come back home to the White Sox and leave today with many more good memories than disappointments.