Kansas City Royals managers

21 managers · Manager now: Matt Quatraro

Who has managed the Royals?

The Kansas City Royals have had 21 managers since 1969. Ned Yost won the most games, 687, with 1 title. Titles also came under Dick Howser (1). The manager now is Matt Quatraro, since 2023.

Kansas City Royals: every manager, first to last
Manager	Seasons	W-L	Pct	Playoffs	Titles
Joe Gordon	1969	69-93	.426	—
Charlie Metro	1970	19-33	.365	—
Bob Lemon	1970-1972	207-218	.487	—
Jack McKeon	1973-1975	215-205	.512	—
Whitey Herzog	1975-1979	410-304	.574	5-9
Jim Frey	1980-1981	127-105	.547	5-4
Dick Howser	1981-1986	404-365	.525	8-12	1
Mike Ferraro	1986	36-38	.486	—
Billy Gardner	1987	62-64	.492	—
John Wathan	1987-1991	287-270	.515	—
Bob Schaefer	1991	1-0	1.000	—
Hal McRae	1991-1994	286-277	.508	—
Bob Boone	1995-1997	181-206	.468	—
Tony Muser	1997-2002	317-431	.424	—
John Mizerock	2002	5-8	.385	—
Tony Peña	2002-2005	198-285	.410	—
Bob Schaefer	2005	5-12	.294	—
Buddy Bell	2005-2007	174-262	.399	—
Trey Hillman	2008-2010	152-207	.423	—
Ned Yost	2010-2019	687-736	.483	22-9	1
Mike Matheny	2020-2022	165-219	.430	—
Matt Quatraro	2023-2026	293-355	.452	3-3

From Wikipedia's list of the club's managers, regular season and playoffs; titles are the club's in his seasons. A coach with two stints has a row for each.