terry francona

Major League Baseball named its 2013 Mangers of the Year on Tuesday, with Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona winning the award in the American League, while Pittsburgh Pirates skipper Clint Hurdle took home the honor in the National League.

The Boston Red Sox fired manager Bobby Valentine today after one disastrous season in Beantown. Even Stevie Wonder could see this coming. After going 69-93, their worst record in 47 years, in a season loaded with turmoil. Bobby V never really had a chance. From day one...

Dale Sveum has been named the manager of the Chicago Cubs. Sveum was most recently the hitting coach for the Milwaukee Brewers.  He succeeds Mike Quade, who was fired after going 71-91 in his only full season with the club. Sveum's only managerial experience was as the interim of the Brewers in 2008 after Ned Yost was fired. ...

Former Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona spoke with Boston sports radio station WEEI on Wednesday, his first public comments since he parted ways with the team last week. Francona, who guided the Red Sox to World Series victories in 2004 and 2007, said that after the team’s historic late-season skid he chose to leave.

Terry Francona, who led the Boston Red Sox to two World Series titles, and five playoff appearances, likely won't be back as the team's manager in 2012. The Red Sox failed to make the playoffs, after  blowing a nine-game game lead in the American League wild-card race, the biggest ever held by a team in September that failed to make the playoffs. Francona will meet with Red Sox management this mor

Outfielder Carl Crawford has agreed to a 7-year, $142 million deal with the Boston Red Sox. Espn.com has the story, below.