Cleveland Indians announce manager Terry Francona to step away from team for rest of 2021

Terry Francona smiles during his off-day press conference at Progressive Field, Oct 31 2016 By Arturo Pardavila III from Hoboken, NJ, USA CC BY 2.0, https commons.wikimedia.org

7/21/2021

CLEVELAND, OH – The Cleveland Indians today announced the Manager Terry Francona will step away from managerial duties for the remainder of the 2021 season to focus on his health and recovery.

Bench Coach DeMarlo Hale will assume managerial duties for the remainder of the season while Third Base Coach Mike Sarbaugh will slide over to a Bench Coach role and Coaching Assistant Kyle Hudson will man the Third Base coaching box.

COURTESY INDIANS MEDIA RELATIONS

Posted in MLB