"I didn't have a spat with Jay Bell," Byrd said Tuesday. "I had a conversation with the manager [Bryan Price] about Jay Bell. We had conversations all year about him. If you want to know more about it, you'd have to talk to him."
Through Reds media relations, Bell declined to discuss any incidents or issues with Byrd.
Byrd was asked if he parted on good terms with the Reds.
"With who? The organization, the team, or what? I think I did. You'd have to ask them, I'm not really sure," Byrd said. "I know my teammates loved me.