via Fox8Cleveland: John “Tito” Francona has passed away, the Cleveland Indians confirmed on Wednesday, the first day for pitchers and catchers at spring training. He was 84 years old. Francona, who spent 15 years in the MLB, played with the Indians for six years. He’s the father of Terry Francona, the Tribe manager since 2013 […]
GETTY IMAGES: You’ll have to forgive Terry Francona if he didn’t jump for joy on Tuesday at being named the American League’s Manager of the Year for the second time in the last four years. The Tribe skipper recently underwent hip replacement surgery. “It feels like someone put his hands inside of my hip,” Francona […]
The Baseball Writers Association of America announced Tuesday Cleveland Indians Manager Terry Francona has been selected the American League Manager of the Year, beating out Boston’s John Farrell and Oakland’s Bob Melvin. In his first season managing Cleveland, Francona led the Indians to a 92-70 (.568) record and a berth in the American League […]
