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Lou Piniella joins Reds' front office

By Rob Ogden

Screen_Shot_2016_02_05_at_1.42.16_PM.jpg — Lou Piniella #41, manager of the Cincinnati Reds, looks on before a baseball game against the New York Mets on July 1, 1999 at Shea Stadium in New York, New York. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

Former Cubs manager Lou Piniella is taking on a new role with one of his former clubs – the Cincinnati Reds.

According to MLB.com’s Mark Sheldon, the Reds have hired Piniella as a senior advisor to baseball operations. The team later confirmed the report.

The #Reds have hired Lou Piniella to serve in a consulting capacity as a senior advisor to baseball operations. pic.twitter.com/xmb1l4oowH
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) February 5, 2016

Piniella, who managed the Reds during their wire-to-wire championship season in 1990, spent four seasons as Cubs manager from 2007-2010, compiling a 316-293 record and guiding Chicago to three consecutive winning seasons.

Piniella managed #reds from 1990-92, including World Series win in '90. Has long relationship with Price, who was his pitching coach in SEA.
— Mark Sheldon (@m_sheldon) February 5, 2016

He ranks 14th all-time with 1,835 career wins. Piniella, 72, also briefly served as a consultant for the Giants in 2011.

WATCH: Lou Piniella kicks dirt on umpire Mark Wagner

Stats via Baseball-Reference

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