Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Francona akatungamira maIndia kuhwina mukombe weAmerican League Central Division muna 2016. Chikwata chake chakaparadza kirabhu yake yekare, Boston Red Sox, mumitambo mitatu mumakwikwi echikamu - ichiwana nzvimbo muALCS nekukunda paFenway Park musi waGumiguru 10, 2016. Musi waGumiguru 19, 2016, maIndia eFrancona akarova Toronto Blue Jays kuti aende kuWorld Series
, apo maIndia akakunda mutambo 1 pamusoro peChicago Cubs 6-0 kuti awedzere nhoroondo yake yeWorld Series kusvika pa 9<unk>0. Akarasikirwa nemutambo wake wokutanga weWorld Series apo maIndia akakundwa neCubs mumutambo 2 ne 5<unk>1. MaIndia akakunda Mutambo 3 neChicago Cubs 1<unk>0. MaIndia akakunda Mutambo 4 neChicago Cubs 7-2 kupa Cleveland hutungamiri hwe 3-1. MaIndia aizowira kuCubs 3<unk>2 muGame 5. Cleveland akaenderera mberi nekurasikirwa neMutambo 6 nechikamu che9<unk>3, ndokuzorasikirwa ne8<unk>7 mumainings gumi muMutambo 7 ichipa Francona kurasikirwa kwake kwekutanga kweWorld Series. Musi waNovember 15, 2016, Francona akatumidzwa zita reAmerican League Manager wegore kechipiri mubasa rake.