CLEARWATER, Fla. - All the inhabitants of the Phillies clubhouse will feel the pain of Maikel Franco's error when they each have to pay manager Pete Mackanin a whopping $1 on Sunday morning.
Mackanin said Franco's error - the third baseman lost a pop-up in the sun on Saturday afternoon despite having sunglasses resting on the brim of his hat - warranted one of the manager's team-wide fines. The team is penalized each time a player slips up, whether it's not hustling or failing to get a bunt down. The manager hopes the rest of the team gets on the player who brought on the fine.