GLENDALE, Ariz. — New White Sox reliever Joe Kelly and manager Tony La Russa have some history — and some World Series ring history, at that.
When Kelly was pitching for the Red Sox and La Russa was in their front office in 2018, former Sox general manager Roland Hemond threw out a first pitch at Fenway Park, and La Russa was asked to catch it. La Russa had an old pancake-style mitt with him that he didn’t want to use, so he borrowed Kelly’s glove, and Hemond’s first pitch went off without a hitch.
