Reinsdorf Gets to the Point, Says Himes Won’t Return to White Sox

Larry Himes will not return as general manager of the Chicago White Sox next season, the club announced Saturday.

After two days of discussions, club chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said that “in everyone’s best interest, the contract of Larry Himes will not be extended beyond the 1990 season.”

“Himes was not fired and he did not resign,” Reinsdorf said. “I will not discuss the reasons as to what happened. But I know that Larry Himes will able to get another job in baseball.”

Himes, 49, joined the White Sox in October of 1986 as vice president and general manager. He became senior vice president in 1987.

In a prepared statement, Himes said: “I am proud of how the 1990 White Sox performed. I am proud of how the young players we have acquired in trades have stepped in and produced.”

He did not say why he was leaving, but Reinsdorf later said Himes was not the man needed to make the White Sox World Series champions.

“Larry Himes took us from point A to point B. He was very successful in getting to point B. We need to get to point C,” Reinsdorf said. “It’s our opinion Larry Himes is not the best person to get us to point C--a world’s championship.”

Reinsdorf and Himes have feuded about the hiring of hitting instructor Walt Hriniak, the only coach hired directly by Reinsdorf and not under Himes’ direction. Himes reportedly has not been happy with the independent arrangement.