The Cincinnati Reds announced Sunday night that they are firing manager David Bell, effective immediately. Bell, 52, was first hired by the team in October 2018. Bench coach Freddy Benavides will serve as interim manager for the final five games of the 2024 season. “David has provided the kind of stability we’ve needed in our clubhouse over the past few seasons,” said president of baseball operations Nick Krall. “We felt a change was necessary to move our major league team forward. We haven’t had the success we expected, and we need to start focusing on 2025.” Krall will answer questions about the decision at a news conference at 11 a.m. Monday. He has compiled a 409-456 record over his six seasons with the team. The Reds are 76-81 this season. The team’s best season under Bell came in 2020, the only time they’ve reached the playoffs. This came after the 2020 regular season was shortened to a 60-game season due to COVID-19 that year. They lost to the Atlanta Braves in the first series. The team announced their decision just hours after a 2-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bell was born and raised in Cincinnati. He is a graduate of Moeller High School. Before managing the Reds, Bell was a former MLB player who played for 12 seasons. His first season was in 1995, and he went on to play for a variety of different teams that included the Seattle Mariners and St. Louis. After leaving MLB as a player in 2006, Bell served as a manager for some of the Reds’ minor league teams before taking on various coaching roles in MLB starting in 2012. Despite his Cincinnati roots, his role managing the Reds in 2018 was the first time he had worked with the team in any capacity outside of the minor leagues. WLWT will update this story as information becomes available.
The Cincinnati Reds announced Sunday evening the dismissal of their head coach, David Bell, effective immediately.
Bale, 52, was appointed to his first-team debut in October 2018.
Bench coach Freddy Benavides will take over as interim manager for the final five games of the 2024 season.
“David has provided the kind of stability we’ve needed in our clubhouse over the past few seasons,” said President of Baseball Operations Nick Krall. “We felt a change was necessary to move our Major League team forward. We haven’t had the success we expected, and we need to start focusing on 2025.”
Kral is scheduled to answer questions about the decision at a news conference at 11 a.m. Monday.
He had 409 wins against 456 losses in his six seasons with the team. The Reds have 76 wins against 81 losses this season.
The team’s best season under Bell was in 2020, the only season in which the team reached the playoffs. This came after the 2020 regular season was shortened to a 60-game season due to the coronavirus that year. The team lost to the Atlanta Braves in the first series.
The team announced its decision just hours after losing 2-0 to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Bill was born and raised in Cincinnati, graduating from Mueller High School.
Prior to managing the Reds, Bell was a former Major League Baseball player who played for 12 seasons. His first season was in 1995, and he went on to play for a variety of different teams including the Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, and Philadelphia Phillies.
After leaving Major League Baseball as a player in 2006, Bell served as a manager for some of the Reds’ minor league teams before taking on various coaching roles in Major League Baseball beginning in 2012.
Despite his Cincinnati roots, his role managing the Reds in 2018 marked the first time he had worked with the team in any capacity outside the minor leagues.
WLWT will update this story as information becomes available.
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