New owner John Sherman will start to officially call the team his when he takes over, especially with the news that Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost will retire at the end of this season. Yost, 64, replaced Trey Hillman just a month into the 2010 season. Entering Monday, he’s posted a 744-836 record in 10 seasons with the team and still has five games to go in the 2019 season.
Yost led the Royals to back-to-back World Series appearances in 2014 and 2015, winning it all in the latter year. He was re-signed to a one-year deal prior to this season and prior to the news today, his future was in doubt given the team’s performance the last two years.