YOU make the call! The Hot Stove is heating up, and it could be a very eventful off-season for the Royals. Already they have dismissed club president Dayton Moore, manager Mike Matheny, and pitching coach Cal Eldred, given the reins to General Manager J.J.
The major KC Royals leadership changes that began in September with the firing of longtime KC executive Dayton Moore, continued with the dismissals of manager Mike Matheny and pitching coach Cal Eldred just hours after this season ended and, most recently, with the hiring of Matt Quatraro to succeed Matheny, seems to be ongoing.
The Kansas City Royals have been endlessly searching for a new manager after the firing of Mike Matheny. Kansas City finished at the bottom of the AL Central with a 65-97 record, prompting Matheny and pitching coach Cal Eldred‘s dismissals.
For weeks on end, the baseball world wondered who the Kansas City Royals would hire to replace Mike Matheny as the manager of the club. That question was answered late on Sunday afternoon when it was announced that former Tampa Bay Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro would be joining the organization as the 18th manager in its history.
The KC Royals, who just over three weeks ago parted ways with manager Mike Matheny after three seasons, have a new skipper. The club announced the hiring of Matt Quatraro (Twitter link), Tampa Bay’s bench coach since 2019, late Sunday afternoon.
The Kansas City Royals have hired Matt Quatraro to be their next manager, the team announced Sunday night. Quatraro most recently served as the Tampa Bay Rays' bench coach and will take over for Mike Matheny, who was fired in early October after the Royals went 65-97 this past season.
The Royals have settled on Mike Matheny’s replacement. Kanas City has hired Matt Quatraro to be the club’s new manager. Quatraro, 48, has spent the last five seasons on the Rays’ staff under Kevin Cash, including the last four seasons as Tampa Bay’s bench coach.
Quatraro will take over for Mike Matheny, who was fired by Kansas City earlier this month after three seasons in charge.
The very moment the Kansas City Royals announced that Mike Matheny wouldn't be returning for the 2023 campaign, speculation began to build regarding who would be the team's next manager.
Three weeks have passed since the KC Royals finished another disappointing season with a one-sided 9-2 loss road loss to Cleveland, a defeat punctuated just hours later by the dismissals of manager Mike Matheny and pitching coach Cal Eldred.
Reports that the KC Royals have interviewed Clayton McCullough tend to confirm the financial parameters of their search for Mike Matheny’s replacement.
Not since the Oct. 6 ballpark press conference the KC Royals convened to address the previous evening’s departures of manager Mike Matheny and pitching coach Cal Eldred has any noise about their successors disturbed the offseason quiet of Kauffman Stadium.
The manager carousel is moving as the offseason begins for some MLB teams
Fresh from cutting manager Mike Matheny loose the night before, KC Royals Executive Vice President and General Manager J.J. Picollo met with writers and broadcasters at Kauffman Stadium Thursday.
Yesterday marked the beginning what could be an offseason full of major changes for a lot of teams. The Kansas City Royals decided it was time for a change, firing manager Mike Matheny and pitching coach Cal Eldred.
The Mike Matheny era in Kansas City is over, as the club announced on Wednesday night that the 52-year-old (along with pitching coach Cal Eldred) won't be returning for the 2023 season.
After finishing the 2022 season with a 65-97 record and coming in last place in the American League Central division, the Kansas City Royals decided that it was time for some changes to be made.
Matheny leaves the Royals after compiling a 165-219 record as manager.
Despite coming into the 2022 season with expectations of hovering around .500 or possibly even pushing for more (depending on who's asked), the Kansas City Royals' 63-93 record entering Friday's play has cast a dark cloud over the organization.
After taking three of four home games from the Boston Red Sox, the Kansas City Royals will host a four-game series with the Chicago White Sox beginning with a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon.
Is it time for a fresh voice? When the Royals initially hired Mike Matheny, fans had some reservations despite a glossy résumé that included six winning seasons, four playoff appearances, a .555 winning percentage, and a National League pennant with the Cardinals.
The days in which the Kansas City Royals were an undefeated 2-0 club are a distant memory. Following Monday's loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on the road, the Royals are 7-14 on the year and have dropped nine of their last 11 games.
Mike Matheny was ejected from Friday night’s Kansas City Royals-New York Yankees game for arguing a terrible call at third base.
Kansas City Royals manager Mike Matheny ended his playing career in 2006 after playing 13 successful years and winning four Gold Gloves. He played one of the most critical positions on the field: catcher.
After the retirement of Ned Yost, the Royals hired Matheny as their manager in October 2019.
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