The Cleveland Guardians are your AL Central champions.
They will most likely have the third seed in the American League and open up the postseason in the Wild Card series against whoever ends up in the third Wild Card spot.
But more on that later.
Yesterday, after their 10-4 win over the Texas Rangers, the Guardians popped champagne for the first time since 2018.
The team put their goggles on and let the celebration begin.
But their manager, Terry Francona, had a unique look of his own when the celebration began.
Francona rocked a pair of goggles and had a cigar in his right hand as the team popped their champagne.
Tito Hip With The Kids
Francona has always been one of the coolest managers in all of baseball.
Yesterday was really no exception.
He’s truly a player’s manager, so much so that he chose to have a little fun with his players.
This was a pretty solid look for Francona.
By looking at the picture, it seems that everyone in the Guardians clubhouse at Globe Life Field was enjoying seeing the manager cut loose for a bit.
“Tito”, as he’s affectionately known, knows how to let loose and celebrate when the time comes, and yesterday was no different.
It really doesn’t get much better than this.
This is what you want to see after a playoff berth.
Francona truly blended in with his players as they let loose and had their first champagne celebration of the fall.
Now, the Guardians can play loose and relaxed until the postseason begins, and their manager can sit in the dugout and do just the same.
Francona has a good sense of humor, but when the postseason comes around, he’ll be ready to put his great October experience to some good use.
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