{"id":11808,"date":"2024-11-24T01:41:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T01:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=11808"},"modified":"2024-11-24T01:41:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T01:41:16","slug":"mlb-rumors-red-sox-world-series-champ-joining-terry-francona-reds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=11808","title":{"rendered":"MLB Rumors: Red Sox World Series Champ Joining Terry Francona, Reds"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-1967392\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??-->Terry Francona\u2019s unforeseen return to baseball marked the first of two Red Sox World Series champion additions made by the Cincinnati Reds this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Napoli, a member of Boston\u2019s 2013 championship team, will join Francona\u2019s coaching staff, per WEEI\u2019s Rob Bradford. Napoli spent the past five seasons with the Chicago Cubs, initially as the organization\u2019s quality assurance coach before being promoted to first base coach in 2022 \u2014 a position Napoli held until departing in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Francona and Napoli never shared the dugout in Boston, but the two did cross paths during their time with Cleveland. Francona was Cleveland\u2019s skipper while Napoli was the team\u2019s everyday first baseman and designated hitter. Together, they reached the 2016 World Series, falling short to the Cubs in Game 7 so the rapport is there. Francona is a proven champion at the helm while Napoli is a proven postseason performer.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no word yet on what responsibilities will come with Napoli\u2019s new gig. Most of Cincinnati\u2019s coaching staff roles were announced earlier this month, but considering Napoli\u2019s accumulated experience, both as a player and a coach, there\u2019s plenty the ex-All-Star can provide next season.<\/p>\n<p>Even before Napoli called it a career in 2018, the thoughts of coaching and giving back to baseball were already looming \u2014 and still haven\u2019t left.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI really feel this satisfaction of when you try to get somebody to get better or try something and they really buy into it and they do it and then they have success, they look at you like \u2018Oh,\u2019 they\u2019re grateful,\u201d Napoli told Audacy Sports in April. \u201cThat gives me satisfaction and makes me feel really good. To help us win, contribute. I\u2019m not playing but I\u2019m still trying to contribute to help us win. That feeling is why I think I do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terry Francona joined the Reds this offseason as their newest manager and will be bringing along a Red Sox World Series champ to Cincinnati.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":11809,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MLB Rumors: Red Sox World Series Champ Joining Terry Francona, Reds - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=11808\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MLB Rumors: Red Sox World Series Champ Joining Terry Francona, Reds - 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