By Zack Meisel. Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona is stepping away from the team for the rest of the season to focus on his health, the team announced Thursday. Francona will undergo a left hip replacement on Monday. Five or six weeks later, doctors will insert a permanent rod in his left foot, prompting a week recovery period.
For me to be able to do the job and do it how I would want and to get some satisfaction and some enjoyment out of it, I have to get healthy. Bench coach DeMarlo Hale will take over for Francona in an interim manager role.
Francona is still under contract for next season. With managerial wins in Cleveland, he is close to surpassing Lou Boudreau to become the winningest manager in franchise history.
Francona has been in a walking boot all season following a day stint at the Cleveland Clinic to resolve a staph infection in his left big toe in January. Last season, the manager missed time due to gastrointestinal trouble and blood-clotting issues, which required three surgeries in four days and a stay in the intensive care unit. For more, read Zack Meisel's coverage in the "Go Deeper" section below.
Francona's past six months have been filled with hospital stays, surgeries and setbacks. But the new season has his "juices going. Odell Beckham Jr. Blue Jackets to retire leading scorer Rick Nash's number. Francona was a college baseball star at the University of Arizona and was drafted 22nd overall by the Montreal Expos in Just 46 games into his major league career, he caught a spike while running into the wall in the outfield, injuring his knee.
Two years later he tore up his other knee sliding into second base. He became a journeyman, playing for five different teams, including Cleveland for one season in before retiring in As a manager, Francona has been one of the best, leading the Boson Red Sox to two World Series titles in and He was hired in Cleveland in , and led the team to the World Series.
Among those medical scares was a cardiac ablation heart surgery during the season. Francona recovered enough to lead Cleveland on a record-breaking game winning streak and another playoff appearance. Last year Francona dealt with blood clots and some issues with his prostate.
He ended up managing just 14 of 60 games. Then he contracted a staph infection in one of his toes after having foot surgery this past January. The Bills entered the game with the highest-scoring offense in the NFL but failed to score a touchdown against the Jags.
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Miller died on in November of Hale, who has been a big league coach for 20 years, got to know Jeter during his career with the Yankees. It was an honor to see him compete. Twins manger Rocco Baldelli is not with the club for this series in Cleveland.
He returned to Minneapolis on Sunday when his wife, Allie, gave birth to a baby girl named Louisa Sunny. The Lake Erie Crushers announced that left-hander Ryan Feierabrand has retired after going with a 2. He pitched 19 years of pro ball, spending time in the big leagues with the Mariners, Texas and Toronto.
He also pitched in Korea and China. The start time for the Indians traditional doubleheader against the Kansas City on Sept. More Indians stories. Polanco, Buxton leads Twins past Indians, Franmil Reyes hot, Indians committing grand larceny on the bases podcast.
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