Francona to miss All-Star game

Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona had a procedure Thursday to correct his irregular heartbeat and will not manage next Tuesday’s All-Star game in Miami. Indians bench coach Brad Mills will manage the American League team in Francona’s place.

Terry Francona’s heart, of all things, has kept him away from baseball.

Cleveland’s passionate and driven manager underwent a procedure Thursday to correct an irregular heartbeat that sidelined him for a few games and will prevent him from managing in the All-Star Game next week.

The 58-year-old Francona had been experiencing dizziness, fatigue and a rapid heart rate for several weeks. He had a cardiac ablation at the Cleveland Clinic, where he continues to recover after being admitted Tuesday.

He is resting comfortably and is expected to be discharged in a “day or two,” the Indians said Friday. The plan is for him to resume managing after the All-Star break. Cleveland begins its unofficial second half of the season July 14 in Oakland to start a six-game trip.

With Francona unable to manage the All-Stars in Miami next week, the job will fall to Indians bench coach

Brad Mills. Mills has been filling in while Francona has been out and will manage an AL team featuring five Indians players.