CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians this week have played two games without manager Terry Francona, and they have lost both.
Nobody is sure when Francona will rejoin the team. He is in the Cleveland Clinic undergoing tests to try to determine the cause of his occasional bouts with a rapid heartbeat.
There is no timeframe for Francona’s return, but team president Chris Antonetti said it will be “at least a few more days.”
In Francona’s absence, bench coach Brad Mills has been the acting manager. In the two games Francona has missed, Tuesday and Wednesday, the Indians lost to the San Diego Padres 1-0 and 6-2.