Terry "Tito" Francona (born April 22, 1959), the son of MLB player Tito Francona, is a legendary baseball figure who currently manages the Cincinnati Reds after celebrated stints with the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Guardians/Indians. As a player, he won the 1980 College World Series with the University of Arizona and the Golden Spikes Award before a 10-year MLB career that saw him post a .274 batting average across five teams. Francona made his managerial mark with the Boston Red Sox in 2004, breaking the "Curse of the Bambino" by guiding them to their first World Series title since 1918, and he repeated the feat in 2007. Taking over the Cleveland Indians in 2013, he led them to the American League pennant in 2016, orchestrated a record 22-game win streak in 2017 (the longest in AL history), and became Cleveland's all-time winningest manager. After retiring from playing, he honed his skills in the minor leagues with the Chicago White Sox organization, winning the Southern League championship with the Birmingham Barons in 1993. Now back in the dugout as manager of the Reds, Francona remains one of the most respected and successful managers in modern baseball history.