Reds manager David Bell gets 3-year contract extension

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Manager David Bell, who has presided over a profitable turnaround in Cincinnati, obtained a three-year contract extension from the Reds.

The deal that runs via the 2026 season was introduced Friday night time earlier than the group confronted the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

The Reds are presently 56-48 and 1 1/2 video games behind first-place Milwaukee within the NL Central. They’re attempting to turn into the primary group in main league historical past to win a division title after shedding a minimum of 100 video games the earlier season. They have been 62-100 final 12 months, tying Pittsburgh for final within the division.

In 2021, the Reds had a document of 83-79. In 2020, they have been 31-29 throughout the pandemic-delayed season and earned their first postseason berth since 2013. The membership had profitable information in consecutive seasons for the primary time since 2012-13.

Bell, a 50-year-old native of Cincinnati, was employed in 2018 on a three-year take care of a membership choice for 2022. In 2021, the group gave him a two-year extension via this 12 months.

Bell is the son of former main leaguer and entrance workplace government Buddy Bell.