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Cincinnati Reds hire hitting coach Turner Ward away from NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers

Reds beat writers John Fay and Bobby Nightengale sit down for a conversation with new Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell. Kareem Elgazzar, kelgazzar@enquirer.com

The Cincinnati Reds made another big free agent signing Monday, albeit a coach, not a player.

The team hired Turner Ward as its hitting coach – Ward spent the last three years as hitting coach with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Ward hiring comes less than a week after the Reds hired Derek Johnson as pitching coach.

Ward's Dodgers played Johnson's Milwaukee Brewers in the 2018 National League Championship Series.