Terry Francona appears to have a new job as he will reportedly be hired by the Cincinnati Reds to be their next manager, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.
Terry Francona needed some time away from baseball. A year was long enough.A person familiar with the situation confirmed the move to The Associated Press on Thursday night on condition of anonymity because the Reds had not announced the decision. An announcement could come later this week., is replacing David Bell, fired by the Reds last month in the final days of his sixth season. Bell went 409-456 during his tenure.
After leaving the Guardians, Francona, a three-time AL Manager of the Year, spent time at his new home in Arizona and mostly kept a low profile other than attending basketball games at his alma mater in Tucson. He returned to Cleveland briefly during the summer to help launch a new restaurant in which he has an ownership stake.
“I never was real concerned about the word retire,” he said last year. “I guess when you say retire, it’s like, well, you’re going home and not doing anything. Don’t feel that way either. We’ll figure something out that makes sense."With 1,950 wins, he’s 13th on the career list, sandwiched by Casey Stengel and Leo Durocher , two other colorful managers who like Francona endeared themselves to fans and players.
When his tenure in Boston ended in 2011 amid some controversy, Francona took a year off and worked in broadcasting before going to Cleveland, where his dad, Tito, spent six seasons and he himself played 62 games in 1988.
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