Manzardo rejoins Guardians after being with family for mom's heart transplant
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 1 year, 1 month AGO
FRANK FRANKLIN II/Associated Press Kyle Manzardo of the Cleveland Guardians watches his home run during the eighth inning against the New York Yankees on June 4 in New York.
From wire and local reports
CHICAGO — Cleveland Guardians first baseman Kyle Manzardo rejoined the team on Thursday after missing three games to be with his family while his mother underwent a heart transplant.
Windy Manzardo, wife of former North Idaho College and Lake City High baseball coach Paul Manzardo, and mom to sons Kyle and Marcus, had surgery Tuesday at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane.
The Guardians reinstated Manzardo from the family medical emergency list prior to the opener of a four-game series against the Chicago White Sox. Outfielder Jhonkensy Noel was optioned to Triple-A Columbus.
Manzardo was in the cleanup spot against Chicago, before the game was postponed due to rain. He came in batting .217 with 13 homers and 33 RBIs.
Cleveland is fourth in the AL Central at 43-48. The Guardians swept three games at Houston after losing 10 in a row.