Terry Francona has heart procedure, won’t manage in MLB All-Star Game
Indians manager Terry Francona looks on before a spring training game against the Cubs in Mesa, Arizona, on March 24, 2017. Credit: AP / Ross D. Franklin
CLEVELAND — Indians manager Terry Francona will not manage the American League All-Star team after a procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat.
Team officials said the 58-year-old had a cardiac ablation performed on Thursday at the Cleveland Clinic. Francona has been hospitalized and undergoing tests since Tuesday. He was admitted after doctors detected an arrhythmia when reading a monitor the manager has been wearing for several weeks. Francona had been experiencing dizziness, fatigue and a rapid heart rate.
The Indians said Friday that Francona remains in the hospital and is expected to be discharged in a “day or two.”
The team said Major League Baseball has been informed of Francona’s withdrawal from the All-Star Game in Miami. Cleveland’s coaching staff and five players are participating in the game.
Francona is expected to return to managing the Indians following the break.
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