Terry Francona, Cincinnati Reds and spring training

Terry Francona says Reds big-leaguers won't use ABS during spring training. Here's why.
New Reds skipper Terry Francona wants his players to concentrate on getting ready for 2025 MLB season, one that won't include challenge system.
Fixing Cincinnati Reds fielding in 3 easy steps, by Terry Francona
The Cincinnati Reds were one of the worst fielding teams in MLB last season. Their one Gold Glove winner is new backup catcher Jose Trevino.
Terry Francona has 1 simple reason for banning the Reds from ball-strike challenge system in spring training
The Reds are one of a handful of teams with an automatic ball-strike system in spring training, but their manager won’t let them use it.
Terry Francona Explains Why Reds Will Opt Out of MLB's ABS System Testing
Several of the Reds minor leaguers have prior experience with the ABS challenge system, which, along with full ABS (all balls and strikes automated) was tested at the Double and Triple-A levels in '23 and '24. By the end of '24, full ABS was dropped in favor of the happy middle ground, the ABS challenge system.
Tito’s back: Terry Francona returns to the dugout with the Reds
Graham Ashcraft had a good start to his spring and Elly De La Cruz crushed two homers as the Reds split two games Saturday.
Here's what Cleveland Guardians players think about Terry Francona managing the Reds
There wasn't a lone factor that allowed Stephen Vogt the confidence he has in his job today, but his predecessor, Terry Francona, certainly helped.
Reds manager Terry Francona wants veteran players to ignore ABS test run
Terry Francona sounds more interested in preparing the Reds for the season — his first as their manager — than helping add more data in an ABS test run.
Reds manager Terry Francona tells players not to use experimental Automated Ball-Strike System in spring training
He figures there’s little point for veterans to use it since the system won’t be in effect in the majors this season.
'I'm a (freaking) Red': Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona officially back in the game
Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona was in the dugout running a game for the first time in 510 days as he and the Reds opened Cactus League play.
Reds’ Terry Francona gives ‘farce’ reason for eye-opening ABS request
New Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona plans to opt out of elective participation in the automated ball-strike challenge trial during spring training, but he is still willing to let the organization’s minor league players get accustomed to the system ABS is a system that is being tried out at 13 ballparks in spring training,
Terry Francona telling Reds veterans they can ignore MLB’s ball-strike challenge experiment
Reds manager Terry Francona doesn’t see the point of asking his veteran players to utilize the experimental Automated ...
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Reds manager Terry Francona wants veteran players to ignore ABS
Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona said he has told players not to use the experimental automated ball-strike system in ...
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Reds manager Francona wants veteran players to ignore ABS test run. 'It just muddies the waters'
Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona says he’s told players not ... Starting last year, MLB focused testing on a challenge system in which the human umpire makes each original call.