Cleveland manager Terry Francona Jason Kidd Jersey recently revealed the extent of the health i sues that sidelined him for most of the 2020 Major League Baseball regular season. Francona told reporters, , on a Zoom call Wednesday that he underwent several surgeries in a four-day span and required an extended stay in the intensive care unit."It was kind of a tough time," Francona said. "I don't want to go through that again. For a couple weeks there I was not just away from the game, I was away from everything. It was getting a little hairy there."When asked if the longtime skipper thought about retiring during Buck Williams Jersey his hospital stay, he said: "Some days when I was extremely frustrated, the thought cro sed my mind. When it was hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel, but I tried not to think like that."Francona, 61, was forced to mi s 48 of Cleveland's 62 games (60 regular season games plus two postseason games) during the abbreviated 2020 season due to the health i sues. Cleveland was swept Chris Chiozza Jersey by the in the best-of-three AL Wild Card Round last week. In August, Francona was initially treated for a gastrointestinal problem that had bothered him for a year, but after undergoing an operation for the i sue, he experienced blood clotting. That led to additional operations and ultimately, he was admitted to the Cleveland Clinic.Despite the health scare this year, Francona is hoping to return to the dugout to manage the Cleveland ballclub Brooklyn Nets Hoodie in 2021. He says he'll revisit with doctors in seven weeks to evaluate his progre s. Next year would be his ninth season with Cleveland.Francona has guided Cleveland to a record of 673-519 (.565) over that span with five playoff appearances and one pennant. For his career, Francona is 1,702-1,434 (.543) in 20 seasons with the , , and Cleveland. In addition to winning a pair of World Series with Brooklyn Nets Jeresy Boston in 2004 and 2007, Francona presently ranks 18th on the all-time managerial wins list. Sandy Alomar Jr., Cleveland's first base coach, filled in as interim skipper for Francona this season.