Connor Joe witnessed Francona's apology two days after the Reds acquired him from the San Diego Padres via trade, and said his respect for Francona grew after the manager's gesture to the team.

Sunday’s 6-0 loss was the Reds’ seventh in nine games. After the apology? “Then I told them to flush it and that if any team deserved a day off it was these guys,” Francona said.

Reds manager Terry Francona apologized to his team after Sunday, May 11's 6-0 loss in Houston that capped a 2-5 road trip. They covered all those extra bullpen innings without swapping out young ...

And (general manager) Brad Meador felt the same way. Reds manager Terry Francona apologized to his team after Sunday, May 11's 6-0 loss in Houston that capped a 2-5 road trip. “Saying that ...

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"I apologized (to our guys) because we didn't want to send anybody down that didn't deserve it," Reds manager Terry Francona said postgame. "We are trying to build something and I think loyalty ...