At one point . . . He was one of the most beloved local skippers . . . However . . . He was also part of the horrific "FIRST TO WORST" slide . . . Tonight he'll earn local honors and here's a quick overview of his journey according to diehard fans . . .
"Tonight Ned Yost will be inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame. This, of course, wasn’t always a sure thing. People were calling for him to be fired as late as September 2014. Later, even, as Yost’s demise appeared inevitable after he summoned Yordano Ventura to enter the game as a reliever. Ventura promptly gave up the lead before Yost pulled him and substituted in more traditional, and very successful, reliever Kelvin Herrera to stop the bleeding.
Ultimately, the Royals came back to win that game, and eventually the 2015 World Series. Yost was eventually granted an opportunity very few managers ever get. Fewer, even, than those who are selected to Team Hall of Fames, I would expect. He was allowed to retire on his own terms rather than being fired."
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
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