Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona has coaxed significantly better performance in his first year with every team he's managed.

Terry Francona has added another milestone to his impressive career. Francona became the 13th manager in major league history to reach 2,000 wins when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2.

Reds Reds manager Terry Francona pranks his buddy Kevin Cash, the Rays' manager, by looping video of Cash striking out during his playing days on Watch ESPN, first streamed on Friday, July 25, 2025.

The managers became close when Cash played for the Red Sox, and they keep trying to one-up each other with pregame hijinks.

Kevin Cash just got punk’d. Cash, who has been the Rays’ manager for the past decade, was pranked by Reds skipper Terry Francona before Cincinnati won 7-2 over Tampa Bay on Friday. When the Rays came out for their batting practice at Great American Ballpark,

Reds manager Terry Francona pulled off a HILARIOUS prank on his former player and Rays manager, Kevin Cash, showing him strike out videos.