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Two years ago this month, Harold Reynolds lost his national TV platform when he was fired in his 11th year at ESPN. Resurfacing as a TBS studio analyst Tuesday, he said he feels "like everything is behind me now. I'm moving on, and a lot of doors are opening."

Reynolds, a former All-Star second baseman who now appears at MLB.com and works some New York Mets local TV games, settled his $5 million wrongful termination lawsuit against ESPN in April. Reynolds said he "stood on principle and never wavered."

ESPN had argued in a Connecticut court that five women raised "concerns" about Reynolds' behavior. The settlement, ESPN's Mike Soltys said, "allows us to spare the people involved further disruptions in their lives."

TBS also added Dennis Eckersley, the former star reliever who is now a studio analyst on local Boston Red Sox games, ...