For those of you lucky enough to be at Kauffman Stadium on Friday evening or if you were watching the stream, an amazing tribute was paid to Ned Yost before the Kansas City Royals played their final home series of the 2019 season against the Minnesota Twins. I was not expected to be moved, but the franchise did a magnificent job of showing their appreciation for his years of service. I’m not crying, you’re crying!
From the video package that showed his first day as manager through the playoff runs to the last week, the diamond necklace given to Yost’s wife Deborah, Alex Gordon and Danny Duffy presenting the framed cards of the players he managed, the crystal acknowledging him as the winningest manager in Royals history and finally Salvador Perez driving out the new Polaris Ranger, the Royals showed that despite their record they are a world-class organization.