Francona back home after heart procedure
Indians manager Terry Francona is resting at home following a heart procedure and a four-day hospital stay.
Francona was released from the Cleveland Clinic on Friday night, one day after undergoing a cardiac ablation for an irregular heartbeat. Francona returned to his downtown residence during the Indians’ 11-2 win over the Detroit Tigers.
Francona, 58, had been experiencing dizziness and an accelerated heart rate over the past month. Following tests, he was admitted to the hospital Tuesday after doctors detected abnormal readings from a heart monitor he had been wearing for several weeks.
Doctors hope Francona’s noninvasive surgery will correct the arrhythmia, which left untreated could lead to blood clots, heart failure or stroke. They want him to his ease his normal routine, so Francona will skip the All-Star Game in Miami on Tuesday.
Red Sox may stand pat: Boston’s president of baseball operations, Dave Dombrowski, said the Red Sox are not seeking rotation help and may stand pat as the non-waiver trade deadline looms at the end of the month.
“We’re not looking for starting pitching,” Dombrowksi said Saturday before the AL East-leading Red Sox played Tampa Bay.
A starting staff that includes Chris Sale, Drew Pomeranz and 2016 AL Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello has been bolstered by the return of David Price, who is 4-2 in eight starts since coming back from an arm injury. Doug Fister was claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels on June 23, and Eduardo Rodriguez (right knee) is scheduled to return July 17.
“You can always get deeper, but I don’t know how much deeper you can get at this particular time,” Dombrowski said. He added that except for a handful of teams, most are planning to wait “as late as they possibly can” before deciding on how to approach the deadline. Yankee shuttle: The Yankees sent pitchers Jordan Montgomery and Luis Cessa to Triple-A Scranton/WilkesBarre and called up righthanders Ben Heller and Jonathan Holder.
Montgomery has become a dependable member of the rotation, but pitched Friday and won’t be needed again for at least a week because of the All-Star break. Cessa threw two innings Friday. Both players must remain in the minors for 10 days, unless the Yankees add a player to the disabled list. Briefly: The Mets placed outfielder Brandon Nimmo on the disabled list with a partially collapsed lung and activated outfielder Michael Conforto (bruised hand) . ... Orioles shortstop Paul Janish was designated for assignment to make room for right-hander Chris Tillman, who returned from paternity leave . ... The Pirates recalled infielder Phil Gosselin from the minors and reliever Antonio Bastardo was designated for assignment . ... After signing 44-year-old right-hander Bartolo Colon to a minor-league contract, the Twins could bring him up to start as soon as July 18 against the Yankees . ... The White Sox announced they have outrighted right-hander Michael Ynoa, a former A’s prospect, to Triple-A Charlotte.