terry francona

The Kansas City Royals made a terrific choice on Sunday for their new manager. Bethlehem Central High School graduate Matt Quatraro will take the reins of the Major League Baseball franchise, taking over for Mike Matheny, who was fired after a disappointing season. New Royals executive vice president and general manager, J.J. Picollo tabbed Quatraro on Sunday to guide his team to reach their potential.

It should have been an awesome celebration. Gleyber Torres came off the bench and delivered a pinch-hit single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning for a 5-4 comeback victory for New York Yankees over the Cleveland Guardians. Fans should have been cheering and players should have been jumping up and down with happiness. That happened briefly, then the ugliness in right-field began.

It was expected that Francona would quickly be picked up by another team in MLB. But this gig is a little different.

After all the kind words that Boston Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein said about manager Terry Francona, they still fire the guy.   Boston has decided to not pick up the option on Francona's contract after the largest collapse in Major League Baseball History.  The bottom line is the Boston Red Sox did not make the playoffs and someone has to be held accountable.