Editing Terry Francona (section)

{{Short description|American baseball player and manager (born 1959)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name = Terry Francona
|image = Terry Francona 2(30064738153).jpg 
|image_size =
|caption = Francona with the [[Cleveland Guardians|Cleveland Indians]] in 2016
|team = Cincinnati Reds
|position = [[First baseman]] / [[Outfielder]] / [[Manager (baseball)|Manager]]
|number = 77
|bats = Left
|throws = Left
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|4|22}}
|birth_place = [[Aberdeen, South Dakota]], U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate = August 19
|debutyear = 1981
|debutteam = Montreal Expos
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate = April 19
|finalyear = 1990
|finalteam = Milwaukee Brewers
|statyear = May 16, 2025
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value = .274
|stat2label = [[Home run]]s
|stat2value = 16
|stat3label = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat3value = 143
|stat4label = Managerial record
|stat4value = 1,972–1,696
|stat5label = Winning %
|stat5value = {{Winning percentage|1,972|1,696}}
|teams = 
;As player
* [[Montreal Expos]] ({{mlby|1981}}–{{mlby|1985}})
* [[Chicago Cubs]] ({{mlby|1986}})
* [[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{mlby|1987}})
* [[Cleveland Indians]] ({{mlby|1988}})
* [[Milwaukee Brewers]] ({{mlby|1989}}–{{mlby|1990}})
;As manager
* [[Philadelphia Phillies]] ({{mlby|1997}}–{{mlby|2000}})
* [[Boston Red Sox]] ({{mlby|2004}}–{{mlby|2011}})
* [[Cleveland Guardians|Cleveland Indians / Guardians]] ({{mlby|2013}}–{{mlby|2023}})
* [[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{mlby|2025}}–present)
;As coach
* [[Detroit Tigers]] ({{mlby|1996}})
* [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] ({{mlby|2002}})
* [[Oakland Athletics]] ({{mlby|2003}})
|highlights=
* 2× [[World Series champion]] ({{wsy|2004}}, {{wsy|2007}})
* 3× [[AL Manager of the Year]] (2013, 2016, 2022)
* [[Golden Spikes Award]] (1980)
|medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport | Men's [[baseball]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition| [[Baseball World Cup|Amateur World Series]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1978 Amateur World Series|1978 Italy]] | [[United States national baseball team|Team]]}}
}}
'''Terrence Jon Francona''' (born April 22, 1959), nicknamed "'''Tito'''", is an American professional [[baseball]] [[Manager (baseball)|manager]] and former player who is the manager of the [[Cincinnati Reds]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He previously managed the [[Cleveland Guardians|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 [[Milwaukee Brewers]].

After a four-year stint as the manager of the [[Philadelphia Phillies]], Francona was hired to manage the Red Sox in 2004 and led the team to their [[2004 World Series|first championship]] since 1918. He won another World Series with Boston in [[2007 World Series|2007]] and continued to manage the team until the end of the 2011 season. In 2013, Francona became the Cleveland Indians’ manager, leading them to an [[List of American League pennant winners|American League pennant]] in 2016, a 22-game win streak during the 2017 season (the longest in American League history and the second-longest in MLB history), and became the Indians/Guardians all-time leader in wins by a manager.