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Manager Terry Francona to miss Indians' series vs. Twins

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Aug 24, 2020 3:27 PM ET

Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona will miss at least one more series this month.

The club confirmed on Monday that Francona won't be in the Progressive Field dugout for a three-game showdown with division foes the Minnesota Twins that begins Monday evening.

Indians manager Terry Francona will miss the three-game series against the Twins. Still TBD for this weekend’s road trip.
— Mandy Bell (@MandyBell02) August 24, 2020

His status for a weekend series at the St. Louis Cardinals was unknown as of Monday afternoon.

Francona missed eight consecutive games from Aug. 2 through Aug. 9 due to a gastrointestinal condition similar to one that bothered him in March before the league halted the season due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 61-year-old returned on Aug. 11 but then stayed home for a three-game tilt against the Pittsburgh Pirates last week.

Cleveland confirmed that Francona underwent a medical procedure on Friday that left him unable to manage over the weekend when the Tribe lost two of three to the Detroit Tigers.

It's believed Francona's issues aren't related to COVID-19.

As has been the case throughout Francona's absence, former Indians catcher and current first base coach Sandy Alomar Jr. will serve as interim manager for the club until further notice.

Francona is a two-time American League Manager of the Year who guided the Boston Red Sox to World Series championships in 2004 and 2007.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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