Before Saturday’s game against the Cardinals, Royals manager Ned Yost talked with reporters about off-the-field challenges that young players face.
That includes things that fans may not think about like conditioning, building up endurance for 162-game season and learning the proper nutrition to be a professional athlete.
While the Royals have struggled, Yost, who will turn 64 on Sunday, said it’s personally rewarding to see young players succeed.
“When my career’s over and I look back on my career, I’ll look back at the Tommy Glavines, I’ll look back on the (Mike) Moustakases and the Salvador Perezs, the Lorenzo Cains, the Eric Hosmers, on how we took these kids as young kids and we watched them grow,” said Yost, who was a former Braves coach.