Ned Yost

Inducted 2023

Manager 2010-2019

Always displaying an unwavering confidence and belief in the teams he led, Ned Yost instilled the same confidence and belief in his players that they could win championships. And together they did, capturing consecutive American League Pennants (2014 and 2015) and a World Series Championship in 2015. His 2014 Royals were the first in MLB history to begin a postseason with eight consecutive wins. His 22-9 record and resulting .710 winning percentage with the Royals set an MLB record mark for managers with at least 20 postseason games. Yost concluded his career as the Royals all-time leader in managerial wins with 746.

BORN: August 19, 1954, in Eureka, CA

PLAYING CAREER

Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1974 June Draft-Secondary Phase out of Chabot College (Hayward, CA) - View Stats

MLB DEBUT: April 12, 1980, with Milwaukee Brewers

FINAL MLB GAME: October 6, 1985, with Montreal Expos

MLB CLUBS: Milwaukee Brewers (1981-1983); Texas Rangers (1984); Montreal Expos (1985)

MANAGERIEL CAREER

MLB DEBUT: March 31, 2003, with Milwaukee Brewers

FINAL MLB GAME: September 29, 2019, with Kansas City Royals

MLB CLUBS: Milwaukee Brewers (2003-2008); Kansas City Royals (2010-2019)