The Indians' Terry Francona won the AL Manager of the Year award for the second time in his career.
Cleveland manager Terry Francona said he plans to accompany his longtime friend, Red Sox manager John Farrell, to his first chemotherapy treatment for lymphoma on Tuesday.
Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell said Friday that he has a "highly curable" form of cancer and will take a medical leave for the rest of the season to deal with lymphoma.
Red Sox slugger David Ortiz will start at first base Sunday against the Astros -- his first start at the position in an AL contest in almost nine years -- while the struggling Mike Napoli sits.
If the summer of 2014 -- when three skippers entered the Hall of Fame -- was a high point for the profession, the first third of the 2015 season has been a pile of indignity and unemployment.
Mike Napoli, who was called out on strikes in the second inning on Sunday and told plate umpire Tripp Gibson he disagreed with the call, says the ump ejected him for not picking up his bat.
