Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash (16) and former bench coach Matt Quatraro (33) during the first inning against the Houston Astros at Tropicana Field. Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Royals announce Matt Quatraro as next manager

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 10/30/22

After five consecutive losing seasons, the Kansas City Royals are officially going with some new blood.

The Royals announced on Sunday that they have hired Matt Quatraro to be their next manager. Quatraro will take over for Mike Matheny, who was fired by Kansas City earlier this month after three seasons in charge.

We’ve named Matt Quatraro the 18th full-time manager in franchise history.#TogetherRoyal pic.twitter.com/RhOOgYktb1

— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) October 30, 2022

The 48-year-old Quatraro spent the last four seasons as a bench coach for the Tampa Bay Rays after being promoted from third base coach. He also worked for the then-Cleveland Indians as their assistant hitting coach.

Quatraro had been mentioned as early as 2019 as a managerial candidate for this other notable team . Now he will inherit a Royals club with a mix of veteran former All-Stars like Whit Merrifield and Salvador Perez plus younger talents like Bobby Witt and MJ Melendez.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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