Terry Francona steps away for remainder of season

The Cleveland Baseball Club manager will be stepping away for the remainder of the 2021 MLB season. 

When the Cleveland Baseball Club returns to action Friday they will be doing so without Terry Francona. Francona will be stepping away for the remainder of the season to take care of some health issues including a hip replacement taking place Monday.

Tito will have his left hip replaced on Monday. Five or six weeks after that he'll have a permanent rod put in his foot (from the staph infection) to start that healing process.

— Mandy Bell (@MandyBell02) July 29, 2021

This is not a permanent step down for Terry Francona, just for the rest of the season. While things could change between now and next season, the expectation is that Tito will be back in the dugout for the 2022 campaign.