When the Cincinnati Reds fired David Bell with a week remaining in the 2024 season, a number of fans assumed that Barry Larkin might become the team's new manager. Larkin has deep ties to the organization and the community, and though he doesn't have managerial experience in the big leagues, the Reds' legend managed Team Brazil in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
As it turns out, Larkin was on the Reds' shortlist after Bell was let go last fall. During an appearance on the Dayton Dragons' radio broadcast this past weekend, the Hall of Famer revealed that Nick Krall.