The Latest Breaking News from Terry Francona

Guardians manager Francona's scooter stolen in Cleveland

The scooter that Guardians manager Terry Francona rides from his downtown Cleveland apartment to Progressive Field on game days was swiped over the weekend

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2023

Guardians' Terry Francona beats out Orioles’ Brandon Hyde for American League Manager of the Year

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde oversaw one of the greatest turnarounds in major league history. It wasn’t enough for him to be recognized as the American League’s top manager.

Tribune News Service · Nov 16, 2022

Terry Francona, Buck Showalter Win 2022’s Manager of the Year Awards

The two veteran managers earned their profession’s top honors after leading both their teams to the postseason.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 16, 2022

Yankees confirm Nestor Cortes will start rescheduled Game 5 on short rest, Guardians starter TBD

NEW YORK — Prior to the scheduled Game 5 of the ALDS on Monday night, Jameson Taillon’s last start was so long ago that Aroldis Chapman was still on the Yankees’ roster. In fact, Chapman was the winning pitcher in that game, which the Yankees won in Texas on Oct.…

Tribune News Service · Oct 18, 2022

MLB Playoffs: Judge, Verlander join fray as 8 teams remain

Major League Baseball’s first foray into a best-of-three wild-card round provided its share of memorable moments

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022

Why Guardians’ Gonzalez Uses SpongeBob Theme as Walk-Up Song

The rookie outfielder has been using the theme song since he was in the minors.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 7, 2022

Ron Cook: Terry Francona is riding high after 'one of the best managing jobs in the history of baseball'

So what does the baseball world think of the job Terry Francona did managing the low-budget Cleveland Guardians to another American League Central division title and a wild-card matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday afternoon?

Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022

Three Things That Will Decide the Guardians-Rays Wild-Card Series

Who has the edge between No. 3 Cleveland and No. 6 Tampa Bay? Let’s break it down.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 6, 2022

Bill Madden: From Aaron Judge to Buck Showalter, handing out our end-of-season awards

NEW YORK — Although the postseason seedings have yet to be decided, with one notable exception — the National League MVP race — we’ve seen enough to determine the deserving individual honors. Everyone has their opinions, many even have actual votes, but here are our picks for baseball’s 2022 awards…

Tribune News Service · Oct 2, 2022

Just Sayin’: Why did Guardians outclass the White Sox? It starts with Terry Francona

A Guardians edge that has been unmistakable throughout the season is how hard they play for their manager.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 25, 2022