{"id":2222001,"date":"2026-01-04T20:16:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T20:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2222001"},"modified":"2026-01-04T20:16:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T20:16:28","slug":"royals-extend-manager-matt-quatraro-through-2030-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-extend-manager-matt-quatraro-through-2030-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals extend manager Matt Quatraro through 2030 season"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Kansas City Royals<\/a> have extended manager Matt Quatraro’s contract for another three years, the team announced<\/a> on Sunday, Jan. 4.<\/p>\n

The extension will kick in with the 2027 season and keep him in the Royals dugout through 2030.<\/p>\n

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Quatraro, 52, is entering his fourth season in Kansas City. He led the team to 86 wins, a playoff berth and a wild-card series victory over the Baltimore Orioles<\/a> in 2024 before slipping back to 82-80 last season.<\/p>\n

In three seasons under Quatraro, the Royals have posted an overall record of 224-262 (.461), with a 3-3 mark in two postseason series.<\/p>\n

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Since 2000, future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols’ 101.3 Wins Above Replacement (WAR) leads all players, with Alex Rodriguez tied for second ways back at 89.7 WAR. See the rest of the top 25.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/h2>
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Since 2000, future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols’ 101.3 Wins Above Replacement (WAR) leads all players, with Alex Rodriguez tied for second ways back at 89.7 WAR. See the rest of the top 25.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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2. Alex Rodriguez – 89.7<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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3. Adrian Beltre – 89.7<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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4. Mike Trout – 87.5<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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5. Justin Verlander – 82.2<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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6. Clayton Kershaw – 78.1<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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7. Mookie Betts – 75.2<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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8. Max Scherzer – 74.7<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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9. Zack Greinke – 72.4<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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10. Robinson Cano – 68.7<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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11. Miguel Cabrera – 67.2<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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12. Carlos Beltran – 65.1<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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13. Chase Utley – 64.6<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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14. Freddie Freeman – 64.2<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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15. Paul Goldschmidt – 63.8<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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16. Joey Votto – 63.6<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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17. Roy Halladay – 62.4<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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18. Aaron Judge – 62.3<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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19. CC Sabathia – 61.8<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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20. Manny Machado – 61.7<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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21. Ichiro Suzuki – 60<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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22. Mark Buehrle – 60<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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23. Barry Bonds – 59.1<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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24. Evan Longoria – 58.9<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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25. Chipper Jones – 58.3<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Royals, manager Matt Quatraro agree to multiyear contract extension<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source ca.sports.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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