"Mills, 68, has enjoyed a longtime relationship with Francona. He worked on Francona's staffs in Philadelphia, Boston and Cleveland going back to the 1990s. He spent most of that time as the bench coach. Mills got a two-plus year managerial run of his own with the Astros between 2010-12, though a rebuilding Houston team won only 38.4% of their games over his tenure."
"Harris spent this past season managing Cincinnati's Low-A affiliate in Daytona. He's back on a major league staff in the same position he held with the Cubs between 2020-24. Cincinnati's previous third base coach, JR House, left to take the same position with the Diamondbacks last month. Haselman is a former MLB catcher whose coaching career began with Francona's Red Sox in the mid-2000s. He has ample minor league managerial experience and was most recently on a big league staff with the Angels in 2023."
The Reds reshaped their coaching staff with the retirement of longtime bench coach Brad Mills. Mills worked with Francona in Philadelphia, Boston and Cleveland for decades and compiled a two-plus year managerial stint with the Astros from 2010-12. Cincinnati added three coaches: Mike Napoli becomes assistant bench coach after serving as a staff assistant; Willie Harris was promoted to third-base coach after managing the Low-A Daytona club and previously holding that major-league role with the Cubs; and Bill Haselman was hired as catching coach, bringing a background as an MLB catcher, Francona-era Red Sox coach and recent big-league staff experience with the Angels.
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