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Yost fan, friend of late pro wrestler Rhodes

ST. LOUIS -- Royals manager Ned Yost spent part of his off-day on Thursday watching old videos on youtube.com of professional wrestler Dusty Rhodes.

Yost was friends with Rhodes, who died at the age of 69 earlier on Thursday.

"I was a fan of his, too," Yost said. "When I was in instructional league in Florida in the 1970s, I used to go to the Armory in Tampa every Tuesday night and watch him wrestle. I had pictures of him in my locker in the Minors.

"Then, I found out we were neighbors when I was coaching in Atlanta.