SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants didn’t announce any significant health issues for players at Tuesday’s season-ending press conference. Their manager wasn’t so lucky.
Bruce Bochy will undergo an ablation procedure next week, the latest in a line of minor procedures to deal with heart issues. Bochy said he has an atrial fibrillation. The operation will be his second of the year, although he said it is considered minor, like previous ones.
Indians manager Terry Francona had a similar procedure this season and made it back quickly. He will manage in the postseason, and Bochy made it clear he plans to do the same in the future. He is still adamant that the heart issues will not keep him from doing his job in the final two seasons of an extension that kicked in this opening day.
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“I don’t want anyone to think this has an effect on my work, or ability to work,” Bochy said. “This is something that is not uncommon.”
Bochy, 62, said he almost had the procedure during the season but he pushed it back.