When Ned Yost became the 19th manager in the history of the Kansas City Royal franchise in 2010, he was inheriting a team that finished with a record of 65-97 in the American League Central division the previous season. He took over for Trey Hillman after the team started 12-23 in the 2010 season and while they finished with a similar record, the arrow was trending up for the Royals.
The team finished with a 71-91 in 2011, 72-90 in 2012, 86-76 in 2013 before making back-to-back World Series appearances and winning it all in 2015.