{"id":2222137,"date":"2026-01-04T23:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T23:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2222137"},"modified":"2026-01-04T23:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T23:38:11","slug":"royals-manager-matt-quatraros-deal-extended-through-29-104-1-wiky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-manager-matt-quatraros-deal-extended-through-29-104-1-wiky\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals manager Matt Quatraro\u2019s deal extended through \u201929 | 104.1 WIKY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>With manager Matt Quatraro entering the final season of his contract, the Kansas City Royals announced a three-year extension that runs through 2029, with a club \u200doption for 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Quatraro, who is 224-262 in three seasons at the helm, ranks No. 7 on the franchise list for managerial wins. He finished as runner-up in American League Manager of the Year voting in 2024, when the Royals went 86-76 and reached the \u200cAL Division Series with a 30-win improvement \u200cover his debut season.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City fell short of the playoffs in 2025 with an 82-80 record, but notched its first consecutive winning campaigns since 2013-15 and has high hopes for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think \u200bit\u2019s an exciting team to be around,\u201d Quatraro said in December. \u201cThese guys, they compete, they prepare. They\u2019re good to \u200deach other. It\u2019s an easy clubhouse. \u200bThey have a very common goal and understanding \u200bof what our end goal is \u2014 to win the World \u200dSeries. They understand that. They know it\u2019s not going to be easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the Royals valuing continuity in management and the front office, Quatraro will continue working closely with general manager J.J. Picollo, who last spring had his contract extended through \u200dthe 2030 season with a club option for 2031.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPersonally, I think one of the things focusing on for myself and the staff \u200dis to make \u200dsure that we know the players as well \u200bas we possibly can,\u201d Quatraro said, \u201cthat each \u200bguy \u2060is completely different and how we reach one \u200cguy may not be the same as the other. So knowing them at a deeper level \u2026 understanding what makes each person tick that much more, and hopefully it leads to more harmony (and) synergy to help us through the tough times and get over the \u2060humps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t<\/footer>\n<p><!-- #entry-meta -->\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source wiky.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With manager Matt Quatraro entering the final season of his contract, the Kansas City Royals announced a three-year extension that runs through 2029, with a club \u200doption for 2030. Quatraro, who is 224-262 in three seasons at the helm, ranks No. 7 on the franchise list for managerial wins. 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