Francona feels unwell, undergoes testing in Kansas City hospital

KANSAS CITY — With Guardians supervisor Terry Francona’s medical historical past, he is aware of it’s higher to be protected than sorry. So, when he began to really feel unwell previous to Tuesday’s sport in Kansas City, he determined to step apart from managing for the night time.

Francona was checked out by personnel at Kauffman Stadium previous to first pitch on Tuesday. The plan can be for the 64-year-old skipper to endure further testing all through the night at The University of Kansas Health System to guarantee that he’s OK to get again within the dugout. Bench coach DeMarlo Hale took over the managing duties in Francona’s place.

After Cleveland’s 2-1 victory over the Royals, the Guardians mentioned Francona could be saved in a single day on the native hospital for statement. The staff did not anticipate to know extra till Wednesday.

“I found out right before the game — probably 15 minutes [before],” Hale mentioned. “He gave me a shout. He said, ‘Get in here. I’m not feeling too well. I’m gonna take off.’ I said, ‘OK.’ And it was so close [to game time that] I didn’t get to ask him what’s going on. He told me to touch base with him after the game. No update yet.”

The previous couple of years have been troublesome for Francona. In 2020, he went by way of numerous surgical procedures for abdomen issues that had plagued him through the winter, spring and summer time. When he thought he’d have the ability to come again to the staff for the delayed begin to the season in July, he ended up having to go away in August to handle points with blood clots that landed him in Cleveland Clinic’s intensive care unit. The subsequent offseason, he realized he had a staph an infection in his toe and it precipitated him to overlook the second half of the ‘21 season but once more.

In 2022, he lastly had a clear invoice of well being and was capable of take pleasure in his time again within the dugout for a full season. It wasn’t till Tuesday that he’s talked about feeling unwell since these well being scares.