Terry Francona’s retirement from managing a major league baseball team hardly lasted a a year. After one season away, the winningest manager in Cleveland Guardians franchise history is set to return as skipper of the Cincinnati Reds,

MLB Network's Mark Feinsand reported Thursday night that the Cincinnati Reds plan to hire Terry Francona as their next manager. The move is expected to be officially announced on Friday. The 65-year-old Francona has been a manager in the big leagues for 23 seasons while wearing three different uniforms—the Philadelphia Phillies (1997 to 2000),

Terry Francona has been hired to manage the Cincinnati Reds, returning to the major leagues a year after he stepped down in Cleveland because of health reasons.