Chicago’s La Russa forced out

Poor health curbs Sox’s manager

Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa is out indefinitely because of an unspecified health issue.

The 77- year- old La Russa missed Tuesday night’s 9-7 loss to Kansas City on the recommendation of his doctors.

The team said he is scheduled to undergo additional testing in Arizona with his personal physicians “over the coming days.”

Bench coach Miguel Cairo will continue to serve as acting manager while La Russa is out.

“It’s unbelievably tough,” outfielder Andrew Vaughn said. “We really don’t have much information on what’s going on.”

La Russa’s absence on Tuesday was announced about one hour before the first pitch.

The Hall of Famer showed no signs of health issues during his pregame session with reporters and while talking to general manager Rick Hahn and former pitching great Dave Stewart.

Rays

Tampa Bay placed ace left- hander Shane McClanahan on the 15day injured list because of a left shoulder impingement. McClanahan cut his pregame warm-up short Tuesday because of the injury. He later said “something just didn’t feel right.”

Mets

Brett Baty has a torn ligament in his right thumb that requires surgery and will sideline the rookie third baseman for the rest of the season.

Yankees

New York purchased a minority stake in Italian soccer champion AC Milan, which announced the closing of its latest ownership change. The Yankees also partially own New York City in the MLS.

Elsewhere

San Diego and San Francisco will play in the first regular-season Major League Baseball games in Mexico City next year, three seasons after the first scheduled matchup there was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ... Lee Thomas, an All-Star player who eventually became the architect of the 1993 National League champion Philadelphia Phillies, died. Thomas was Philadelphia’s general manger from 1988-97. He was 86.