Terry Francona tells Guardians players to 'embrace the moment' in clubhouse meeting

Updated: Sep. 01, 2022, 6:47 p.m.|Published: Sep. 01, 2022, 5:57 p.m.Terry Francona told Guardians players to “embrace the moment” as the calendar flipped to September and Cleveland finds itself in a playoff race.APCLEVELAND, Ohio — Terry Francona does not hold a lot of closed-door players meetings during the season, but on Thursday morning the Guardians manager woke up feeling inspired.His club, which boasts the youngest roster in the major leagues, is 68-60 and leads the American League Central Division by 1 1/2 games over the Twins with eight head-to-head matchups against Minnesota remaining. Now that the calendar has flipped, Francona thought it might be the perfect time to make sure everybody is on the same page. So he gathered the Guards in their clubhouse around 4 p.m. and delivered his message.Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.
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