Manager Terry Francona returned to Cleveland Indians' dugout after scare

CLEVELAND -- Manager Terry Francona returned to the Cleveland Indians dugout Wednesday night, a day after he was taken to the hospital in an ambulance.

Francona, feeling light-headed and with his heart rate up, left the dugout in the eighth inning of Tuesday night's game with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

"It scared me a little bit," Francona said. "I was light-headed and I could tell my heart was going too fast. I was having a hard time and I knew something was not right."

After being examined by Indians medical personnel, Francona was transported to the Cleveland Clinic, where he underwent a battery of tests.

"Everything checked out," he said. "They think I was just really dehydrated."

Indians bench coach Brad Mills took over the team when Francona left.

"I texted Millsie from the hospital and said, 'Don't change the signs, I'm not dying,'" Francona quipped.

Last year, Francona missed a game in Washington after he experienced chest pains before the game. Francona said this one was different, that he did not experience chest pains.

"But I had to catch myself a couple of times. I thought I was going down," he said.