CINCINNATI -- The last manager to win a World Series with the Reds is back with the club in a consulting role. It was announced Friday that Lou Piniella will be a senior adviser to baseball operations, and he is expected to spend some time with the team during Spring Training.
Piniella, 72, spent 23 seasons as a Major League manager following his playing career and posted a record of 1,835-1,713.
From 1990-92, Piniella managed in Cincinnati, winning his lone World Series title with the club in 1990.
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