haʊˈɛvɚ, ˈæftɚ fˈoːɹ kənsˈɛkjuːtˌɪv lˈuːzɪŋ sˈiːzənz, ænd ɐ θɹˈiː fˈɪftiːn stˈɑːɹt tə ðə sˈiːzən ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn, hiː wʌz fˈaɪɚd baɪ ðə ɹˈɛdz, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð hɪz pˈɪtʃɪŋ kˈoʊtʃ æt ðə tˈaɪm, mˈæk dʒˈɛŋkɪnz, ænd ɹᵻplˈeɪst baɪ dʒˈɪm ɹˈɪɡəlmən.
However, after 4 consecutive losing seasons, and a 3–15 start to the season in 2018, he was fired by the Reds, along with his pitching coach at the time, Mack Jenkins, and replaced by Jim Riggleman.