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An athlete who loves his sport stays connected to it in one form or the other. Similarly, Terry Francona started as a player and later became a coach and manager. His love of baseball managed to earn him quite a fame and fortune. Terry is counted as one of the highest-paid managers in baseball. And Francona is in the second spot right after Dave Roberts, The Dodgers' manager.
In recent days of Terry, he bagged the 2022 American League Manager of the Year award. And he topped Brandon Hyde and Scott Servais for the reward. In 2011, Francona stepped back from managing and coaching jobs after leaving the Red Sox. But, due to his immense love for the game, he joined the Fox network as a substitute color analyst for two games. Aside from his coaching prowess, fans enjoyed Terry's coverage. And so, in 2011, ESPN hired him in the cast for Sunday Night Baseball!
As one of the most successful managers in MLB, Terry Francona collected a mountainous wealth. And according to Forbes, Francona is one of the highest-paid managers in major league baseball! And as of 2022. Terry owns an estimated $10 million net worth!
How Rich is Terry Francona? he is a millionaire. SOURCE: Instagram Over the years, Terry worked as a manager for the Cleveland Indians/Guardians predominantly. And the three times AL manager of the year, Francona, earned a salary of millions per year as a manager. However, he also worked as a coach and a player before becoming a manager.
First and foremost, his career as a player in the MLB started in 1981. And Terry hung up his gloves and bats on April 19, 1990. Similarly, a year before his debut in major league baseball, Francona earned the Golden Spikes Award in 1980.
Likewise, six years after his playing career ended, Terry joined the Detroit Tigers for a single year as a coach. And the following year, Francona started working as a manager. Although he has worked as a manager for almost three decades, he stopped coaching after Oakland Athletics.
Today's top MLB players earn hundreds of thousands a year. However, back in the day, Terry made a couple of hundred thousand yearly. In the initial years of Terry's baseball career, he earned a five-figure salary. And the talented baseball player earned around $30k as his salary.
Terry Francona earned a massive fortune from his career. SOURCE: Instagram Despite earning the lower tier salary, in his heyday, Terry bagged around $200k. And as a manager, Francona makes way more than he used to as a player. Moreover, the talented baseball manager also earned millions throughout his career. And Terry makes an estimated $4.2 million as an MLB Baseball manager.
Besides his long career directly connected to his sports, Terry Francona also worked as a baseball analyst and presenter. After leaving Red Sox in 2011, Francona joined Fox New Network as a substitute. At first, he subbed for the color analyst for two games, but the fans loved his work during that two coverage.
After a while, Terry found a new opportunity with ESPN. Francona joined Sunday Night Baseball replacing Bobby Valentine. And later the same year, the former Sox manager became an analyst for the ESPN network.
Although the paycheque varies from presenter to presenter, Terry made a killing during his work as a TV presenter. A typical analyst earns around $50k; however, an experienced presenter $70k and upwards.
Despite the recent health scare, Terry Francona returns to the Cleveland Indians/Guardians as their manager. And the talented man re-signed with the team after the end of the 2022 season. With over a decade of joining the Guardians, Terry has been irreplaceable. As such, the multi-talented manager, Francona, will return to his post in the upcoming season.
Terry Francona is returning to the Guardians in the 2023 Baseball season as the manager. SOURCE: Instagram The news about Francona's return has already come to light. But, the details regarding his return and the new deal it enlists remains a mystery to the fans. Similarly, Terry claimed that he agreed to a year and would see how it shall turn out the following year.
Terry Francona married the woman of his dreams. Francona exchanged his vows with Jacque Lang on January 9, 1982. Terry and his wife, Jacque, exchanged their vows away from the public's view.
Terry Francona and his wife, Jacque Lang, separated in 2012, but they welcomed four children. SOURCE: Instagram Jacque and her loving husband welcomed four kids into their life. Similarly, Lang first gave birth to their oldest child, Nicholas Francona. And then, the husband and wife gave birth to Leah Francona, Alyssa Francona, and Jamie Francona. Aside from their names, Terry's kids mostly remain away from the limelight.
Although Terry and his spouse lived a fulfilling life, things for the married couple went sour. And in October 2011, Francona revealed he and his wife had decided to separate.
Lang and her husband were married only on paper, as the couple lived under different roofs. After almost a decade, news about Terry and Jacque's relationship remains hidden behind the shadows.
