DETROIT (AP) - In his final game as the Cleveland Indians’ bench coach amid a battle with Parkinson’s disease, Tim Tolman has taken over as acting manager following Manny Acta’s first-inning ejection.
The 55-year-old Tolman says he was diagnosed with the disease two years ago. He spoke with reporters before Wednesday night’s season finale at Detroit, then took over as manager when Acta was thrown out in the first inning.
After Cleveland’s Asdrubal Cabrera struck out to end the top of the first, plate umpire Dan Bellino suddenly made an ejection signal toward the Indians’ dugout. It wasn’t immediately clear who was tossed, but it turned out to be Acta.
Tolman expects to remain with the organization in an unspecified role.
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DETROIT (AP) _ Cleveland Indians bench coach Tim Tolman is stepping down from his role amid a battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Tolman says he was diagnosed with the disease two years ago. He expects to remain with the organization in an unspecified role. First-base coach Sandy Alomar has been picked to replace the 55-year-old Tolman in Cleveland’s dugout next season.
Tolman has spent two seasons with the Indians, joining the club when Manny Acta took over as manager. Tolman was on Acta’s staff in Washington.
Alomar has coached first base for two seasons. He may be a candidate for Chicago’s managerial opening now that Ozzie Guillen has left the White Sox for Florida.
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