Francona jokes about coaching tenures in Cleveland

After Tyronn Lue and Hue Jackson became the newest head coaches in the city of Cleveland, taking over the Cavaliers and Browns respectively, Indians manager Terry Francona became the longest-tenured professional coach among Cleveland's big sports teams.

Francona was light-hearted during the Indians' annual town hall on Friday when asked how he felt about his new claim to fame.

"I never thought after a year I'd be the longest-tenured (coach/manager in Cleveland)," the manager joked.

Francona, who's actually been with the franchise since Oct. 6, 2012, took over the role from interim manager Sandy Alomar Jr., who replaced Manny Acta after his firing on Sept. 27, 2012.

The former big-league player owns close to 1,300 career wins and spent seven seasons as bench boss of the Boston Red Sox, winning two World Series championships in the process.

The 56-year-old skipper also spoke about the Indians' pursuit of a right-handed power bat in the offseason, saying he hopes the addition of Mike Napoli is the cure for a team that finished 13th in the American League in home runs.

With a solid rotation featuring the likes of Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco, and Danny Salazar, as well as offensive additions such as Napoli and Rajai Davis, Cleveland looks to be in the hunt for the division crown in a tough AL Central heading into 2016.