Reds manager Bell misses game with minor medical procedure
Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell walks to the dugout after making a pitching change in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Cincinnati, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Credit: AP/Jeff Dean
PHILADELPHIA — Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell missed Friday's game because of an undisclosed minor medical procedure.
Bench coach Freddie Benavides was the acting manager against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Benavides has been Bell's bench coach for five seasons. The Reds are 3-2 and were scheduled to have an off day until Thursday's game was rained out.
Bell was expected to return to the bench for Saturday's game.
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