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Boston Globe
5 hours ago
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- Boston Globe
Terry Francona joins 2,000-win club in Reds' final game before All-Star break
The Reds paid tribute to Francona in the clubhouse after their final game before the All-Star break. Reliever Brent Suter congratulated Francona and told the manager about a couple gifts from the team. After the players called for a speech, Francona used an expletive to describe how much he loved everyone and then waved them off to their break. Advertisement That's our bleeping skipper. — Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) Francona, 66, joins Texas's Bruce Bochy as the only active managers with at least 2,000 wins. Bochy was among a handful of baseball figures who congratulated Francona in a video posted by the Reds on social media. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Ten of the 12 other managers who have accumulated at least 2,000 wins are in the Hall of Fame. Bochy and Dusty Baker (2,183), who isn't yet eligible, are the only exceptions. Francona is the fourth man to record his 2,000th win for one of the teams from his playing career; he batted .227 in 102 games for the Reds in 1987. The others are Bochy (San Francisco), Bucky Harris (Detroit), and John McGraw (New York Giants). Related : Francona's regular-season record is 2,000-1,719 in 24 seasons. He led the Red Sox to World Series titles in Advertisement He had a franchise-record 921 wins in 11 years with Cleveland, 744 in seven seasons with Boston, and 285 in his first stop at Philadelphia, including his first victory as a skipper on April 1, 1997, against the Dodgers. Francona is 50-47 in his first season with Cincinnati after signing a three-year deal with a club option for 2028. 'We knew it was coming,' Suter said. 'I saw 1,950 was his win count before he came out of retirement for us. I was like, 'Ooh, hopefully we can get that in the first half and feel really good about it,' and we waited until the very end but we got it in the first half. Such a special moment.' Francona's 500th win in 2007 and 1000th in 2011 came while managing the Red Sox. Victory No. 1,500th was on May 3, 2018, when Cleveland defeated Toronto. 'I've said it since spring training. It's an honor to be able to play for him,' said Emilio Pagán, who picked up the save on Sunday. 'And so to be the guy to close out the 2,000th win, it felt cool.'
Fox Sports
10 hours ago
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- Fox Sports
Terry Francona gets his 2,000th managerial win as the Reds beat the Rockies 4-2
Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Terry Francona has added another milestone to his impressive career. Francona became the 13th manager in major league history to reach 2,000 wins when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2 on Sunday. 'I don't think I've ever tried to delude myself. I mean some of those names up there are kind of like baseball royalty,' Francona said. 'If there's an adjective for baseball lifer, it's me. I'm not overly smart. ... I just love the game, probably too much." The Reds paid tribute to Francona in the clubhouse after their final game before the All-Star break. Reliever Brent Suter congratulated Francona and told the manager about a couple gifts from the team. After the players called for a speech, Francona used an expletive to describe how much he loved everyone and then waved them off to their break. Francona, 66, joins Texas' Bruce Bochy as the only active managers with at least 2,000 wins. Bochy was among a handful of baseball figures who congratulated Francona in a video posted by the Reds on social media. Ten of the 12 other managers who have accumulated at least 2,000 wins are in the Hall of Fame. Bochy and Dusty Baker (2,183), who isn't yet eligible, are the only exceptions. Francona is the fourth man to record his 2,000th win for one of the teams from his playing career (he batted .227 in 102 games for the Reds in 1987). The others are Bochy (San Francisco), Bucky Harris (Detroit) and John McGraw (New York Giants). Francona's regular-season record is 2,000-1,719 in 24 seasons. He led Boston to World Series titles in 2004 and '07, and Cleveland to the Fall Classic in 2016. His teams have reached the postseason 11 times. He had a franchise-record 921 wins in 11 years with Cleveland, 744 in seven seasons with Boston and 285 in his first stop at Philadelphia, including his first victory as a skipper on April 1, 1997, against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Francona is 50-47 in his first season with Cincinnati after signing a three-year deal with a club option for 2028. 'We knew it was coming,' Suter said. 'I saw 1,950 was his win count before he came out of retirement for us. I was like 'Ooh, hopefully we can get that in the first half and feel really good about it,' and we waited until the very end but we got it in the first half. Such a special moment.' Francona's 500th win in 2007 and 1000th in 2011 came while managing the Red Sox. Victory No. 1,500th was on May 3, 2018, when Cleveland defeated Toronto. 'I've said it since spring training. It's an honor to be able to play for him,' said Emilio Pagan, who picked up the save on Sunday. 'And so to be the guy to close out the 2,000th win, it felt cool.' ___ AP MLB: recommended Item 1 of 3
10 hours ago
- Sport
Terry Francona gets 2,000th win as manager with Reds' 4-2 victory over Rockies
CINCINNATI -- Terry Francona has added another milestone to his impressive career. Francona became the 13th manager in major league history to reach 2,000 wins when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2 on Sunday. Francona, 66, joins Texas' Bruce Bochy as the only active managers with at least 2,000 wins. Ten of the 12 other managers who have accumulated at least 2,000 wins are in the Hall of Fame. Bochy and Dusty Baker (2,183), who isn't yet eligible, are the only exceptions. Francona is the fourth man to record his 2,000th win for one of the teams from his playing career (he batted .227 in 102 games for the Reds in 1987). The others are Bochy (San Francisco), Bucky Harris (Detroit) and John McGraw (New York Giants). Francona's regular-season record is 2,000-1,719 in 24 seasons. He led Boston to World Series titles in 2004 and '07, and Cleveland to the Fall Classic in 2016. His teams have reached the postseason 11 times. He had a franchise-record 921 wins in 11 years with Cleveland, 744 in seven seasons with Boston and 285 in his first stop at Philadelphia, including his first victory as a skipper on April 1, 1997, against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Francona is 50-47 in his first season with Cincinnati after signing a three-year deal with a club option for 2028. 'I think I'm OK," Francona said about his first year back after taking last season off. "I got to the point physically where I couldn't enjoy the grind. It's a grind for everybody, but when you feel OK you like going through it with the people you care about. It just got to a point where it was getting the best of me before losing patience and stuff like that.' Francona's 500th win in 2007 and 1000th in 2011 came while managing the Red Sox. Victory No. 1,500th was on May 3, 2018, when Cleveland defeated Toronto. ___
San Francisco Chronicle
11 hours ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Friedl homers and Francona gets 2,000th win as the Reds beat the Rockies 4-2
CINCINNATI (AP) — TJ Friedl homered and Cincinnati manager Terry Francona got his 2,000th win when he directed the Reds to a 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. Matt McLain and Austin Hays each had two hits as Cincinnati won the rubber game of the weekend series. Nick Martinez (7-9) pitched 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball. The Reds are 50-47 at the All-Star break in their first season since Francona was hired in October. The 66-year-old Francona is 2,000-1,719 in 24 years as a big league skipper. Mickey Moniak drove in two runs for Colorado, and Austin Gomber (0-3) allowed two earned runs in 4 1/3 innings. The Rockies go into the break with a major league-worst 22-74 record. They have dropped seven of nine. Friedl hit his ninth home run on Gomber's fourth pitch of the game. It was the 70th first-inning run for Cincinnati — tops in the NL. Friedl also walked and scored on Hays' two-out single in the third, tying it at 2. He singled and scored on a two-out error on Colorado shortstop Ryan Ritter in the fifth. The Reds added an insurance run in the seventh when Elly De La Cruz doubled and scored on Spencer Steer's single. Emilio Pagán pitched a perfect ninth to match his career high with 20 saves in 23 opportunities. The Rockies got both of their runs on Moniak's two-run single with two down in the third. Tyler Freeman went 0 for 5 for Colorado, ending his on-base streak at 25 games. Cincinnati went 5-1 against Colorado this season. It went 6-1 against the Rockies last year. Key stat Cincinnati was 3 for 15 with runners in scoring position, and Colorado went 1 for 7 in those situations. Up next The Rockies host Minnesota on Friday night. The Reds visit the New York Mets on Friday night. ___
San Francisco Chronicle
11 hours ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Terry Francona gets 2,000th win as manager with Reds' 4-2 victory over Rockies
CINCINNATI (AP) — Terry Francona has added another milestone to his impressive career. Francona became the 13th manager in major league history to reach 2,000 wins when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2 on Sunday. Francona, 66, joins Texas' Bruce Bochy as the only active managers with at least 2,000 wins. Ten of the 12 other managers who have accumulated at least 2,000 wins are in the Hall of Fame. Bochy and Dusty Baker (2,183), who isn't yet eligible, are the only exceptions. Francona is the fourth man to record his 2,000th win for one of the teams from his playing career (he batted .227 in 102 games for the Reds in 1987). The others are Bochy (San Francisco), Bucky Harris (Detroit) and John McGraw (New York Giants). Francona's regular-season record is 2,000-1,719 in 24 seasons. He led Boston to World Series titles in 2004 and '07, and Cleveland to the Fall Classic in 2016. His teams have reached the postseason 11 times. He had a franchise-record 921 wins in 11 years with Cleveland, 744 in seven seasons with Boston and 285 in his first stop at Philadelphia, including his first victory as a skipper on April 1, 1997, against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Francona is 50-47 in his first season with Cincinnati after signing a three-year deal with a club option for 2028. 'I think I'm OK," Francona said about his first year back after taking last season off. "I got to the point physically where I couldn't enjoy the grind. It's a grind for everybody, but when you feel OK you like going through it with the people you care about. It just got to a point where it was getting the best of me before losing patience and stuff like that.' Francona's 500th win in 2007 and 1000th in 2011 came while managing the Red Sox. Victory No. 1,500th was on May 3, 2018, when Cleveland defeated Toronto.
