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It could be said that Terry Francona was born to play baseball. The son of former major leaguer Tito Francona, Terry was a virtual hitting machine at New Brighton High School, hitting .545 as a sophomore and a whopping .769 his junior year. His senior baseball season was disrupted with a shoulder separation, but he had already established himself as an outstanding prospect.

Terry, who also starred in basketball and golf at New Brighton, received a baseball scholarship from the University of Arizona in 1977. In three years as a Wildcat, he had a phenomenal collegiate career. He hit .340 as a freshman and ended with his being named an All American in 1980. That year, he helped lead Arizona to the NCAA title, was named College Player of the Year, and received the Golden Spikes Award.

Drafted by Montreal in June of 1980, he signed with the Expos and was in the major leagues by the next season. Montreal made the playoffs that year and Terry hit .333 in the postseason

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Terry Francona

Terrence Jon Francona, colloquially Terry, has seen baseball from just about all of its vantage points. From that of a highly touted first-round pick. As the last man to make a 25-man roster. And then during a lengthy but mostly successful managerial career, including two championships in Boston. It has not come easy for Tito, the nickname he inherited from his former major-league All-Star father, but his managerial accolades over the years have shown that he’s learned a thing or two in a lifetime of professional baseball.

Born in Aberdeen, South Dakota, on April 22, 1959, to John Patsy “Tito” and Roberta “Birdie” Francona, the family relocated to Tito’s hometown of New Brighton, Pennsylvania, where Terry’s younger sister was born two years later. When Terry was born, Tito Francona was a 25-year-old utilityman and pinch-hitter traded twice in the past calendar year, looking for a role to settle into in the bigs. Later that year he found that role in Cleveland, playing center field and first base, hitting .363 in 122 games (missing the plate appearance per game q

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Terry Francona

American baseball player and manager (born 1959)

Baseball player

Terry Francona

Francona with the Cleveland Indians in 2016

First baseman / Outfielder / Manager
Born: (1959-04-22) April 22, 1959 (age 65)
Aberdeen, South Dakota, U.S.
August 19, 1981, for the Montreal Expos
April 19, 1990, for the Milwaukee Brewers
Batting average.274
Home runs16
Runs batted in143
Managerial record1,950–1,672
Winning %.538
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Managerial record at Baseball Reference 
As player
As manager
As coach

Terrence Jon Francona (born April 22, 1959), nicknamed "Tito", is an American professional baseball manager and former player who is the current manager of the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously managed the Cleveland Indians/Guardians, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies. Francona played in MLB from 1981 to 1988 for the Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, and Mil

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