Cleveland police recovered Guardians manager Terry Francona’s beloved scooter Tuesday night after it was swiped from outside his downtown apartment this past weekend. Listen as Slats and Jeff Thomas discuss this below.
A team spokesman said police located the scooter and arrangements were being made for Francona to pick it up Wednesday. The scooter was being stored with the Cleveland Police traffic unit motorcycles.
The 63-year-old Francona, who spends the offseason in Arizona, was in Cleveland over the weekend for Guards Fest, the team’s annual winter fan festival. He noticed his scooter was missing before attending Saturday’s event.
This isn’t the first time a Francona scooter has made news.
At spring training in 2015, his ride was damaged when a team employee crashed it during a promotional shoot in Arizona. At the time, Francona joked that his scooter was on the disabled list.
Tito was named the AL’s top manager for the third time after leading the Guardians to 92 wins and a division title in 2022 despite having MLB's youngest team.