The Colorado Rockies are bringing back Bud Black for another season on the heels of a sixth straight losing campaign.

After the story was published in November, Curtis heard from long-lost friends and colleagues who saw it and got back in touch. AdA woman from Baird's book club who helped Curtis plant tulips last fall brought her a meal and visited her on Thanksgiving. “What was amazing,” Moscoso wrote, “is that the story gave this project so much credibility.”Moscoso said he closed out 2020 with a little over 40,000 meals delivered. “You have truly impacted my family, and obviously many around us nationwide," Matthews wrote. “The Matthews family is forever grateful and blessed by your desire to share those stories.

Cincinnati Reds teammates celebrate after defeating the Kansas City Royals in a baseball game at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)A look at what's happening around the majors on Thursday:KEEP COOLThe Reds and Pirates renew what erupted into one of baseballs most bitter rivalries last season, with one major change at the top. Long-simmering tensions between the Ohio River rivals over batters getting plunked escalated into a benches-clearing brawl at Great American Ball Park last summer 31 and resulted in Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, Reds manager David Bell and six players suspended. Its uncertain whether the oft-injured slugger will be back Friday night for the start of a weekend series against Boston. Judge was leading the majors with nine home runs and tied at the top with 20 RBIs before he sat out.

PITTSBURGH, PA Ben Cherington is the new general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cherington won a World Series ring as general manager of the Boston Red Sox in 2013. He was fired following the 2015 season and spent the last three years as vice president of baseball operations for the Toronto Blue Jays. Travis Williams was brought on as team president last month when Frank Coonelly stepped away after 12 years. The Pirates fired Clint Hurdle on the final day of the regular season and put the search of his replacement on pause until a new general manager was brought in.