Indians’ Francona back in hospital
Cleveland manager Terry Francona was admitted to the Cleveland Clinic for tests and missed Tuesday night’s game against the Padres.
Francona, 58, was hospitalized twice last month after becoming lightheaded and having a rapid heart rate. He was fitted with a heart monitor last week and said at the time that doctors had ruled out any serious health issues.
“As I’ve continued to tell Tito, the most important thing is his health and that we focus mostly on that,” Indians President Chris Antonetti said before Tuesday’s game.
Antonetti didn’t know whether Francona would spend the night at the hospital or when he would resume his managerial duties. Antonetti said that Francona did not experience the previous symptoms again and that tests are being done to help determine what’s causing the issue.
Francona was at Progressive Field on Tuesday. He went through his pregame routine and swam in the indoor pool before going to the hospital.
Bench coach Brad Mills will run the Indians in Francona’s absence.
Freeman back with Braves: Atlanta’s Freddie Freeman has returned earlier than expected from a broken left wrist and he’s now the starting third baseman.
Freeman was hit by a pitch May 17. He was told that he’d miss about 10 weeks but instead was sidelined seven.
Freeman, who hasn’t played third since high school, announced two weeks ago that he had approached the team about moving from first base to keep Matt Adams’ bat in the lineup. The Braves acquired Adams from St. Louis three days after Freeman was injured. Entering Tuesday, Adams was hitting .285 with 12 homers and 32 RBIs in 39 games with Atlanta. Briefly: Astros shortstop Carlos Correa left Tuesday’s game at Atlanta with left thumb discomfort. He got hurt on a headfirst slide into home in the fourth inning and appeared to jam his thumb against Tyler Flowers as he was tagged out. X-rays were negative, and the Astros say he is day to day . ... The Yankees designated first baseman Chris Carter for assignment for the second time this season. They will bring up infielder Ji-Man Choi on Wednesday from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Also, Yankees second baseman Starlin Castro may miss the All-Star Game because of his strained right hamstring . ... The Cubs activated outfielder Jason Heyward from the disabled list and recalled left-handed pitcher Jack Leathersich from Triple-A Iowa. Chicago optioned infielder Jeimer Candelario and righthander Felix Peña to Iowa . ... Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with a left foot contusion.