Overview

• Ned Yost, who managed the Royals from 2010 to 2019, has been named senior adviser to general manager J.J. Picollo.
• Yost led the Royals to back-to-back American League pennants in 2014 and 2015, culminating in a World Series title in 2015.
• The 69-year-old expressed confidence in the team’s progress and pledged to assist in building another championship-caliber roster.
• The Royals have shown recent improvement, finishing last season with an 86-76 record and earning an AL wild-card spot.
• Yost, inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame in 2023, will provide leadership and guidance across all aspects of the organization.