Francona remains in Cleveland Clinic
Indians manager Terry Francona will miss at least a few more games as doctors try to pinpoint his medical issues.
Francona remains at the ClevelandClinic undergoing tests to determine what has made him light-headed and increased his heart rate over the past month.
Francona, 58, was admitted to the hospital Tuesday and will missed Wednesday’s game against the San Diego Padres.
At this point, it’s unclear when he’ll be discharged or if he’ll be able to manage the American League All-Star team next week.
Team president Chris Antonetti said Francona will be out for “at least a couple more days” and that it’s possible he could be sidelined for the remainder of Cleveland’s homestand before next week’s All-Star break.
Antonetti said Francona has undergone tests and doctors are working toward a diagnosis.
“It’s just at this point narrowing down what is the specific thing causing the symptoms and how do they correct that,” Antonetti said. “All of the doctors are very confident they will be able to do that and figure that out in the near term.”
Yankees
Aaron Judge tied Joe DiMaggio’s New York record for home runs by a rookie — before the All-Star break. Judge hit a two-run drive into the Yankees bullpen in right-center in the fourth inning of Wednesday’s 7-6 loss to Toronto, his major league-leading 29th home run of the season. DiMaggio set the Yankees rookie mark in 1936. Judge reached it in New York’s 83rd game of the season. “Any time you’re in the sentence as someone like DiMaggio is pretty incredible,” Judge said. “It’s quite an honor.” The only other rookies to hit 29 homers before the All-Star break were Mark McGwire in 1987 (33) and Jose Abreu in 2014 (29).
Astros
All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa is out of Houston’s lineup with a sore left thumb. Correa left Tuesday’s 16-4 win against Atlanta after jamming his thumb on a head-first slide at the plate. X-rays did not show a fracture. “He wanted to play,” manager A.J. Hinch said. “I took it out of his hands. I was going to give him a day off before the AllStar Game anyway.”
Twins
Minnesota placed lefthanded pitcher Hector Santiago (4-8) on the 10-day disabled list because of upper back pain. Santiago spent time on the disabled list in June with a shoulder strain.