Cincinnati Reds great Chris Sabo out as coach at University of Akron

Former Cincinnati Reds great Chris Sabo is out as the baseball coach at the University of Akron. 

The school decided not to renew his contract. 

Sabo was hired in 2018 as the first coach of the program that was eliminated in 2015.

Sabo and his staff built a program from scratch and the UA baseball community stepped up to help with donations. That included $1 million from alum and former player Bill Skeeles.

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It wasn’t enough as Sabo went 31-89 during his stint as coach. The team registered a 15-41 record this season.

Sabo starred for the Reds from 1988 to 1993 and ended his baseball career with a year in Cincinnati in 1996. He he stints with the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals in between.

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In 1988 Sabo was named NL Rookie of the Year, and he was a three-time All-Star with the Reds.

In nine MLB seasons, Sabo hit .268 with 116 home runs, 426 RBI and 120 steals.

George Thomas of the Akron Beacon Journal contributed to this report.