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“She had a big hand in raising him,” Francona said. “So as much as we miss him, our thoughts and prayers are with him.”
Josh Naylor, who has been on a hitting tear lately, will take Ramírez’s No. 3 spot in the batting order, while Gabriel Arias will start at third in the series opener. Naylor has homered in three straight games — all go-ahead shots in the eighth inning.
This will be Rocchio’s second stint with Cleveland. However, the 22-year-old didn’t make his major league debut when he was brought up in April.
Rocchio was batting .338 at Columbus with one homer, 21 RBI and 20 steals. The middle infielder hit safely in 16 straight games.
“He’s done good,” Francona said. “I’d like to play him one of these games that he’s here, just because I think it’d be fun.”
Francona said he’s open to trying Rocchio at third base.
“We’ll kind of see how the next couple of days go,” he said.
