September 22, 2024; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Reds supervisor David Bell (25) reacts after the ninth inning towards the Pittsburgh Pirates at Nice American Ball Park. Necessary Credit score: Katie Stratman-Imagn Photos The Cincinnati Reds fired head coach David Bell on Sunday evening with simply 5 video games left within the 2024 season.
Cincinnati bench coach Freddy Benavidez will function interim head coach.
“David has supplied our membership with wanted stability over the previous a number of seasons,” Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall stated. “We imagine modifications must be made to maneuver the main league franchise ahead. We’ve not had the success we anticipated and we have to begin 2025.”
Bell, 52, signed a three-year contract extension with the membership in July 2023, a deal that might have saved him in Cincinnati via the 2026 season.
In six seasons teaching the Reds (2019-24), Bell led the workforce to a report of 409 wins and 456 losses. Throughout Bell’s tenure, Cincinnati reached the playoffs as soon as through the COVID-shortened 2020 season.
The Reds have a report of 76 wins and 81 losses and have been eradicated from the playoffs. They open a two-game sequence towards the host Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday.
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