Piniella was working for the Reds when he missed election to the Hall of Fame by one vote in 2018. Piniella managed the Reds from 1990, when Cincinnati last won a World Series title, to 1992.

But there’s one glaring omission on Piniella’s otherwise stellar baseball resume—the Hall of Fame. “Look, I think I belong,” Piniella said. “In fact, I’m sure I belong.

Lou Piniella, who managed the Cincinnati Reds to their only World Series title since the Big Red Machine, twice missed the Hall of Fame by one vote.

Lou Piniella, who managed the Cincinnati Reds to their only World Series title since the Big Red Machine, twice missed the Hall of Fame by one vote.