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Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona was hospitalized for testing "out of an abundance of caution" after feeling ill before Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Kansas City Royals, the team announced.
Per the Guardians' website, medical personnel examined Francona at Kauffman Stadium prior to first pitch before he went to The University of Kansas Health Systems for further testing. The Guardians didn't clarify the nature of his illness or the testing. Bench coach DeMarlo Hale took his place managing the team against the Royals.
Francona met with media and conducted his normal pregame routine prior to consulting with medical staff and making the decision to go to the hospital. His status and projected return to the dugout were not immediately clear, but the Guardians announced later in the evening he would be hospitalized overnight.
Francona, 64, has dealt with multiple health issues in recent years. He underwent three surgeries in a single week in 2020 to repair blood clots that had developed following treatment for gastrointestinal issues. The procedures left him in the intensive care unit for several days. Because of his health issues, Francona managed just 14 of Cleveland's 60 games during that pandemic-shortened season and missed the team's postseason wild-card series against the New York Yankees.
Francona then missed the second half of the 2021 season to undergo hip surgery and have a rod surgically placed in his left foot in a separate procedure. The prior offseason, he had surgery to address a staph infection in his left big toe that left him in a walking boot.
Francona has managed the Guardians for 11 years, a span that includes six playoff berths and a trip to the 2016 World Series. He previously spent four seasons managing the Philadelphia Phillies and then eight seasons with the Boston Red Sox that included two World Series victories.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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