Terry Francona

Terry Francona of the Cleveland Guardians and Buck Showalter of the New York Mets were voted Managers of the Year.

Manager Terry Francona believes it's time for the Cleveland Indians to change their nickname. Francona believes the Indians should “move forward” and consider a new name.

Now the playoffs are starting to heat up for MLB Divisional play.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona rejoined his team Thursday for an extended stay in Northern California, one week after undergoing a minor procedure for an irregular heartbeat. Wearing his familiar uniform, Francona smiled and laughed as he talked about his health while the Indians held an evening workout at the Oakland Coliseum...

CLEVELAND (AP) — 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...

(AP) — Baseball's managers of the year have been announced, and they go to skippers who led their team to the postseason. Cleveland's Terry Francona has won the American League Manager of the Year award after guiding the Indians to within one victory of their first World Series title since 1948...

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians exercised two future contract options on manager Terry Francona, who is under contract with the club through 2020. The 57-year-old Francona helped the Indians push through adversity this season, getting them to the World Series for the first time since 1997...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians manager Terry Francona said announcing the team's donation of $1 million to help inner-city youth is the "proudest moment I've had in my entire baseball life." The club has created the Larry Doby Youth Fund, named in honor of the first black player in the American League, to assist needy kids in Cleveland...