Okay, so I spent some time recently looking into the whole Kansas City Royals manager situation. It wasn’t for any big reason, just got curious one afternoon thinking about the team and who’s been calling the shots from the dugout over the years. Thought I’d share what I did and found.
First off, I just started poking around online. My memory’s not perfect, so I wanted to refresh it. I remembered the current guy, Matt Quatraro, getting hired. I looked it up, yeah, that was near the end of 2022. Seemed like a significant move at the time. Then I checked how his first season went. Man, seeing that 56 win, 106 loss record kinda hit hard. But you know, rebuilding or getting a feel for a team takes time, so you gotta give folks a chance.
Naturally, thinking about Royals managers made me think of the big one, Ned Yost. Couldn’t help it. Those years, especially 2014 and winning it all in 2015, were just incredible to follow as a fan. Pure excitement. He was the face of that success, you know?
Digging a Little Deeper
So I decided to look specifically into Yost’s history with the team again. Found some interesting bits I’d either forgotten or maybe didn’t even know:
- Turns out, nobody has won more games managing the Royals than him. Makes total sense given those championship runs.
- They inducted him into the Royals Hall of Fame just last year. That felt right, totally deserved for bringing that trophy home.
- And here’s something cool – I saw he actually came back to the organization! Not as manager, but as a Senior Advisor to the GM. Like having the veteran champion offering some wisdom behind the scenes. I thought that was a pretty neat development.
While I was doing this little dive, I also came across the name Hal McRae again. Now there’s a name from the past. He managed the team back in the early 90s, long after his playing days with them. It’s funny how these baseball careers weave around. He popped up later as a hitting coach for other teams too, like the Reds and Cardinals. Just shows how people stick with the game.
So, that was basically it. My little journey through the recent history of Royals managers. Started with the current situation with Quatraro, revisited the peak moments under Yost, and even took a quick look back at someone like McRae. No earth-shattering discoveries, just me satisfying my own curiosity, following the thread from present day back through some key moments. It was interesting just laying it out for myself like that.
