White Sox players accept blame for failure in 2022

“It’s a big blow to us,” White Sox closer Liam Hendriks said of manager Tony La Russa stepping down. (David Berding/Getty Images)

SAN DIEGO — Underneath it all, there is a sense around the White Sox clubhouse that a new voice will be a good thing.

There is also enough respect for the resume of baseball’s second-winningest manager that players won’t point at Tony La Russa, who will officially have the curtain drawn on his career Monday, as the prime reason for the failure of 2022.