Like Francona, he knew the wear and tear that spring training, a 162-game season and, often in Francona’s case, postseason play can take on the body and the mind. Since retiring, Brennaman and ...

FAIRBANKS — As a young man, Jim Dietz led the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks to glory, winning four National Baseball Congress championships in the 1970s.

Terry Francona during his time as Red Sox manager. He won two World Series championships in Boston, though his longest managerial tenure has been in Cleveland. (Michael Zagaris / MLB Photos via ...

Terry Francona stepped away from baseball — at least temporarily — on Tuesday, likely ending a 23-year managerial career that began in Philadelphia, peaked with two World Series titles … ...