Terry Francona steps down, MLB trade deadline ramps up

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Cleveland Guardians news

The pain became too much; time for Terry Francona to get healthy | Cleveland
More details on Terry Francona stepping down from his role as manager for the rest of the year. He is having his hip replaced on Monday and will have a rod put in his foot six weeks later if everything goes OK. Get well soon, Tito.

Chicago White Sox acquire 2B Cesar Hernandez from Cleveland Indians, reliever Ryan Tepera from Cubs | ESPN
The White Sox were not done after grabbing Cesar Hernandez from the Guardians. They also went out and got Ryan Tepera as they prepare to get hot heading into the playoffs.

And here’s something you didn’t want to see:

Around the league

• The Dodgers acquired Max Scherzer and Trea Turner from the Nationals.
• FanGraphs on the Yankees’ acquisition of Joey Gallo.
• Washington also shipped old friend Brad Hand and definitely not old friend Kyle Schwarber out of town as they undergo a complete teardown.
• Yan Gomes has some potential suitors as well.
• Anthony Rizzo is headed to the Yankees.
• Seattle may be interested in José Berríos.