The Cincinnati Reds are hiring Terry Francona to be their next manager, multiple sources confirmed Thursday.
Francona, who retired as Cleveland Guardians manager a year ago, replaces David Bell, who had been with the Reds since 2019 before getting fired Sept. 22
The Reds’ new manager led the Red Sox to two World Series titles, winning the organization its first championship since 1918 in 2004, his first year in charge of the team. Boston and Francona won it again in 2007.
Francona led the Guardians to the AL Pennant in 2016, before losing to the Chicago Cubs in the World Series. His teams have made the postseason 11 times in 23 seasons.
Francona stepped down in Cleveland at the end of last season after battling health issues. He missed 46 of 60 games in 2020 because of stomach and blood clot troubles, and then 63 games in 2021 due to hip replacement surgery and another procedure on a staph-infected toe.
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