Ned Yost won 746 games during his time with the Kansas City Royals. The first two-and-change of those years saw the team post records well below 0.500. The following season featured a 14-win improvement, but no playoff berth. 2014 and 2015 were magical, with the Royals snagging a pair of American League pennants and a World Series victory. Yost’s guidance brought a championship to Kansas City for the first time in 30 years.
In 2016 and 2017, the club flirted with an 81-81 record for the entirety of both seasons. Following the conclusion of 2017, reality set in: It was the end of an era.