Tony La Russa was once regarded as an inventive, forward-looking manager
La Russa retired from baseball after leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a World Series victory in 2011
The Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf brought La Russa back to the game after he had been absent for nine seasons
La Russa was in position to prove he still had a chance to win a World Series after the team prematurely fired him during the 1986 season
La Russa, 77, proved in 2022 that the game passed him by and that the White Sox should cut bait before it's too late
The climax of La Russa's embarrassing return to the dugout came during the team's 11-9 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday
The White Sox trailed by two runs in the top of the sixth
When La Russa instructed Trea Turner to walk with a 1-2 count so lefty reliever Bennett Souza could face Max Muncy
Despite Muncy's home run, La Russa faced scrutiny for the move