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Jeff Brantley Makes Bold Declaration After Cincinnati Reds Hire Manager Terry Francona

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James Rapien

From left, Ben Kimball USGA Senior Director Open Championship, Terry Francona honorary chair of 2024 US Senior Open, and Hank Thompson USGA Staff, at Media Day on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at the Newport Marriott.
From left, Ben Kimball USGA Senior Director Open Championship, Terry Francona honorary chair of 2024 US Senior Open, and Hank Thompson USGA Staff, at Media Day on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at the Newport Marriott. / Louis Walker III/Special to the Newport Daily News / USA TODAY NETWORK
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CINCINNATI — The Reds officially hired Terry Francona to be their manager on Friday.

Jeff Brantley made a bold declaration following the news.

"Who won the offseason? Let me tell you something. We're not even in the offseason, and the Reds have already won (the offseason)," Brantley declared in an interview with WLWT's Charlie Clifford.

Francona has won two World Series Championships and been Manager of the Year three times. The Reds are hoping he can bring in a new era of baseball in Cincinnati.

Check out the entire clip of Brantley below:

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JAMES RAPIEN

James Rapien is the publisher of Bengals, Reds and Bearcats On SI. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati and has spent a decade covering Cincinnati sports. He's the author of Enter The Jungle, a book about the history of the Cincinnati Bengals. Prior to joining SI, Rapien was a host and producer at 700 WLW and ESPN 1530 in Cincinnati.

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