White Sox manager Tony La Lussa, who has been on health leave since August 30, met with the team in person this weekend in Oakland. La Russa was cleared by his doctor to travel from his home in Arizona because he wanted to attend when Dave Stewart had his number retired by the Athletics today.

press conference (including) Associated Press Janie McCauley and Darryl Van Showen of the Chicago Sun-Times) Today, 77-year-old La Russa says it still “uncertaintyabout whether he can return to the White Sox dugout.

“I’m not going to wear a uniform until then [doctors] say it’s time to wear a uniformsaid La Russa. “I don’t know if they want me in the park. The most important thing for me is that I don’t want any distractions. I don’t want to be distracted. That’s why it’s best to let nature take its course. [the team is] focus on the game they are playing“

The exact nature of La Russa’s health problems was not known, but he told McCauley that he had a pacemaker inserted. The manager told the media that he also had heart problems during spring training, and on August 30, doctors said:had some information they needed to deal withOn the issue that forced La Russa to leave the White Sox immediately.They fixed it, now it’s a power back issue….I fixed my problem, I’m fixing‘, La Russa pointed out.

La Lussa isn’t quite out yet, calling bench coach and substitute manager Miguel Cairo multiple times a day. , Chicago remains out of the wild card race as it hunts for the AL Central title. Aside from his three games with the Padres and his four with the division-leading Guardians, White’s Sox are one of the teams with the easiest remaining schedules of any team in baseball.