Royals Name Mike Matheny As Manager
5 years agoThe Kansas City Royals hired Mike Matheny as their next manager on Thursday. Matheny, 49, went 591-474 with the Cardinals from 2012-18 and was the first manager to reach the playoffs in his first four seasons. St. Louis lost to the Red Sox in the 2013 World Series. He was hired by the Royals as a special adviser for player development last November. Kansas City is currently rebuilding and is coming off another 100-loss season after back-to-back World Series appearances in 2014 and 2015. The Royals may be several years away from contention, but Matheny will manager a promising mix of youngsters, including shortstop phenom Adalberto Mondesi.
Source: The Associated Press
Source: The Associated Press