Reds fire hitting coach Turner Ward after 1 season

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds have fired hitting coach Turner Ward after one season.
President of Baseball Operations Dick Williams announced Ward’s dismissal Tuesday.
Ward was hired as part of first-year manager David Bell’s staff last offseason after three years as hitting coach with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Cincinnati finished the season 75-87, an eight-game improvement from 2018 after adding veteran hitters Yasiel Puig and Matt Kemp — both from the Dodgers &md