for 12 years laroche lived the quintessential american dream, playing baseball in the big leagues.e abruptly quit the game last month. today for the first time on camera he's telling abc news why. >> this is cut and dry, not up for debate. i said this may be time to shut it down. >> reporter: laroche says he walked away from the last year on his multimillion-dollar contract after white sox management told him he could no longer do what he loved most, bring his 14-year-old son drake with him to the clubhouse. >> how are you different when he's around? >> you enjoy being with your best friend. and that's kind of how i view it, is just kind of having one of my best friends with me. plus i enjoy having someone there to go run the errands and do the things that -- >> you don't want to do. >> that i don't want to do. my sidekick. >> reporter: laroche took his son drake with him pretty much every day the past five seasons. he did chores for other players, even had his own locker right next to his dad's. what was your role? what was your even job? >> i cleaned shoes most of the time. i jus

z1yosz z1yotz ♪ >>> now the controversial move by pro baseball's adam laroche.ndercover mission that sparked a major league life decision, to say good-bye to baseball's millions for something more. he talks about it for the very fi holmes. >> reporter: a month ago adam laroche thought he'd be knocking home runs out of the park right now for the chicago white sox. instead he's on a road trip in an rv with his family through the pacific northwest. for 12 years laroche lived the quintessential american dream, playing baseball in the big leagues. but he abruptly quit the game last month. today for the first time on camera he's telling abc news why. >> this is cut and dry, not up for debate. i said this may be time to shut it down. >> reporter: laroche says he walked away from the last year on his multimillion-dollar contract after white sox management told him he could no longer do what he loved most, bring his 14-year-old son drake with him to the clubhouse. >> how are you different when he's around? >> you enjoy being with your best friend. and that's kind of how

the tally that may turn the tide >>> and major leaguer adam laroche baring his soul on what spurred him to turn his back on his multimillion-dollar career. putting family first. the exclusive conversation and the undercover mission he says changed him forever. >>> and the brotherly light saber rattling. when princes harry and william tour the set of "star wars"." and nothing says may the force be with you like a hug from chewy. but first here, the "nightline" 5. >>> good evening. and tonight, what could be a turning point in one of the wildest presidential elections in memory. the results are in, and both donald trump and hillary clinton have brought home victories in the new york primary. late details coming in tonight. it's your voice your vote. and abc's david wright is at clinton headquarters in new york city. david. >> reporter: good evening, dan. from hillary clinton headquarters, where they are celebrating victory tonight. maybe not quite as big a margin as they would have liked. but they're breathing a big sigh of relief. same is true over at the trump headquarters. new york vot

after all, laroche is a millionaire.rom an extra $13 million for six months of work? have you stopped and thought to yourself, "what the hell was i thinking?" >> i haven't yet. but it's still fresh. >> reporter: to 14-year-old son drake, it makes perfect sense. do you think your dad was crazy to leave $13 million on the table? >> no. >> reporter: no? >> that makes me proud to hear that. >> reporter: laroche fulfilling another dream. a road trip with his family that he hopes haven't a nightmare. >> just the four of us cooped up in an r.v. we're going to find out how much we love each other or hate each other. >> reporter: we'll have our answer, if laroche tries a comeback. t.j. holmes, abc news, new york. >> good luck in the r.v. that is all for us right now. we're going to be here tonight to bring you the primary results as they come in. and i'll see you tomorrow on "gma." if your family outing is magical for all the wrong reasons. you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec

after all, laroche is a millionaire.ng away from an extra $13 million for six months of work? have you stopped and thought to your >> i haven't yet. but it's still fresh. >> reporter: to his 14-year-old son, drake, it makes perfect sense. do you think your dad was crazy to leave $13 million on the table? >> no. >> reporter: no? >> that makes me proud to hear that. >> reporter: laroche fulfilling another dream. a road trip with his family that he hopes isn't a nightmare. >> just the four of us cooped up in an r.v. we're going to find out how much we love each other or hate each other. >> reporter: we'll have our answer, if laroche tries a comeback. t.j. holmes, abc news, new york. >> wow. what an interesting guy. >> that's one way to do it. i want to spend more time with the family. we're all going to crowded into an rv together. >> exactly. this guy has hit 250 home in other words his career. a little bit over that. the team told him look, just dial it back with drake in the clubhouse. he walked away. which i completely

adam laroche is now opening up about his decision speaking with our t.j. holmes. good morning, t.j. >> robin, six months, that's all he had to do was work another six months and pocket another $13 million. he became the poster child for family first but also the poster child for absurdity. now listen to him explain that absurd decision and why it was an easy one. when the chicago white sox asked adam laroche to stop bringing his son drake to the clubhouse he told them he'd rather walk away from the sport he loves and his $13 million salary. >> i haven't lost an ounce of sleep. i mean, i have zero regrets. >> reporter: laroche took his son to work with him pretty much every day for the past five seasons, a constant companion in the clubhouse, did chores for others and had a locker next to his dad's. have you ever heard from anyone who had an issue with drake being with you as much as he was? >> no, not that i can remember. >> reporter: but in early march laroche said he was approached by the team executive vice president kenny williams who initially asked had him t

. >> reporter: adam laroche -- >> reporter: white sox first baseman adam laroche choosing to retire early after being told not to bring his son to the clubhouse with him every day. >> either a spoiled ball player who wanted to have his kid in the workplace or he's been this sort of paragon of virtue of parenthood being this great father. there is more to it than the simple narrative which is that he quit because his son couldn't be in the clubhouse. >> reporter: the first baseman going deep in a new interview with espn magazine for the first time talking about the backlash against his decision to quit. i never took it for granted he says, one, i get to play a game. two, i get paid an absurd amount of money to play a game. three, i can have my son with me while i'm doing it and i always knew it could get shut down at any point. but his decision may have been influenced by a trip he and blaine boyer took last year going undercover to the red light districts of southeast asia with a nonprofit trying to rescue underage sex slaves. he said, i was sick. i was thinking about my kids and thinking

laroche saying i was sick.the hundreds of thousands of parents who are searching for their 12-year-old daughters. what are we doing? we're going back to play a game for the next eight months. he walked away from the experience putting even more value on family. >> he feels that there is something out there for him. there are people that can learn from what his decision was. >> laroche has no regrets. honestly, baseball is not that important to me. i love it. it's a passion. but i think every one of us is put here for a bigger purpose. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> we should mention he's coming off a fairly mediocre year, as well, in baseball. he was on the downside of his career. >> still, that's a lot of money to walk away from. >> $13 million contract. >> it's admirable, especially if that is the reason to go and pursue a higher purpose and try to do good in the world. good for him. right now he's spending time with his family and not even watching baseball. >> not at all? >> not at all. >> not even cri

to retire because the team asked him to stop bringing his son to work. >> but laroche said it's moreed than that and tells espn magazine he was part of an undercover mission in the off-season helping rescue underages girls kidnapped and used as sex slaves in southeast asia and said that experience was life-changing. >> up next in "the pulse," an idea that could have plenty of moviegoers up in arms. hint, you've likely done it recently. >>> the overnight sensation, belting it out like the pros on broadway. we'll be right back. their bathroom experience. just like they forgot conductor randy, who sees all and forgets nothing. at least he's not constable bob. it's easy to love your laxative when that lax loves your body back. only miralax hydrates, eases and softens to unblock naturally, so you have peace of mind from start to finish. love your laxative. miralax. find fast relief behind the counter allergies with nasal congestion? with claritin-d. [ upbeat music ] strut past that aisle for the allergy relief that starts working in as little as 30 minutes and contains the best oral decon

laroche told abc news reporter t.j. holmes he's at peace with the decision. >> one of the things i probably thought the longest on was making sure that if i did this, that he would never feel like this was on his shoulders. i think he knows deep down that baseball was never, like, my life or my world or everything to me. >> laroche says the dispute over hitz son was not the only reason for his retirement. he wants to work to stop child sex trafficking after spending ten days under cover in red light districts in southeast asia with a nonprofit organization. >>> time to check on our weather again. it's changing. >> changing and what's the status of the rain we were dauking about on the way? >> it's a couple of days away, near the end of the week. it will be light rain. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. we don't have rain at the moment but we have increasing colludes as you can see. statewide tomorrow we'll see lots of sunshine but notice the clouds increasing continually along much of the coastline especially the nort

. >> i also applaud adam laroche. >> adam la roche surprised his team. >> the white sox first basemanng to retire early after he was told not to bring his son drake to the clubhouse are women every day. >> he's either been a spoiled ballplayer who wanted to have his kid in the workplace or this sort of paragon of virtue for parenthood being this great father. there is more to it than the simple narrative which is that he quit because his son couldn't be in the >> reporter: the first baseman going deep in a new interview, espn magazine for the first time talking about the backlash against his decision to quit. i never took it for granted. one, i get to play a game. two, i get paid an absushd amount of money to play a game. three, i can have my son with me when i'm doing it. his decision may have been influenced by a trip he and long-time friend brewer's pitcher blaine bowyerer took last november going undercover to the red light districts of southeast asia with exodus row trying to rescue sex slaves saying i was sick. i was thinking about my kids and thinking about the hundreds of thou

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