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{{short description|American baseball player and manager (born 1954)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Ned Yost
|image=NedYost.jpg
|caption=Yost with the Kansas City Royals in 2011
|position=[[Catcher]] / [[Manager (baseball)|Manager]]
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1954|8|19}}
|birth_place=[[Eureka, California]], U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 12
|debutyear=1980
|debutteam=Milwaukee Brewers
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=October 6
|finalyear=1985
|finalteam=Montreal Expos
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.212
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2value=16
|stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat3value=64
|stat4label=Managerial record
|stat4value=1,203–1,341
|stat5label=Winning %
|stat5value={{Winning percentage|1203|1341}}
|teams=
;As player
*[[Milwaukee Brewers]] ({{mlby|1980}}–{{mlby|1983}})
*[[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] ({{mlby|1984}})
*[[Montreal Expos]] ({{mlby|1985}})
;As manager
*[[Milwaukee Brewers]] ({{mlby|2003}}–{{mlby|2008}})
*[[Kansas City Royals]] ({{mlby|2010}}–{{mlby|2019}})
;As coach
*[[Atlanta Braves]] ({{mlby|1991}}–{{mlby|2002}})
|highlights=
* 2× [[World Series champion]] ({{wsy|1995}}, {{wsy|2015}})
* [[Kansas City Royals#Hall of Fame|Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame]]
}}
'''Edgar Frederick Yost III''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|j|oʊ|s|t}}; born August 19, 1954) is an American former [[Major League Baseball]] [[catcher]] and [[manager (baseball)|manager]] of the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] and [[Kansas City Royals]]. He played for the Brewers, [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]], and [[Montreal Expos]]. Since 2025, he has served as a senior advisor to Royals general manager [[J. J. Picollo]].

==Early life==
Yost was born on [[North Coast (California)|California's North Coast]] in [[Eureka, California|Eureka]]. Yost attended and played baseball at [[Dublin High School (Dublin, California)|Dublin High School]] in [[Dublin, California]]. He had significant difficulty hitting prior to his junior and senior years, yet improved after building physical strength by working as a pot-scrubber at a [[Kentucky Fried Chicken]] restaurant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.royals.mlb.com/news/article/72993074/royals-manager-ned-yost-recalls-hitless-season-in-high-school|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020123155/http://m.royals.mlb.com/news/article/72993074/royals-manager-ned-yost-recalls-hitless-season-in-high-school|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 20, 2014|title=Yost recalls hitless season in high school|work=Kansas City Royals|access-date=October 16, 2014}}</ref> After high school, Yost attended [[Chabot College|Chabot Junior College]] in [[Hayward, California]], where he [[walk on (sports)|walked on]] to Chabot's baseball team after receiving no offers to play for other schools.

==Playing career==
Yost was selected twice in the [[1974 Major League Baseball draft|1974 MLB Draft]],<ref>[http://www.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=kc&coachorstaffid=124681 Ned Yost (biography) – Kansas City Royals.] Retrieved June 6, 2020</ref> first by the [[Montreal Expos]] in the second round (33rd overall) in January,<ref>[https://prosportstransactions.com/baseball/DraftTrades/1974Jan.htm 1974 MLB January Draft, January 9, 1974 – Pro Sports Transactions.] Retrieved June 6, 2020</ref> but he signed his first professional contract with the [[New York Mets]] which picked him in the first round (7th overall) of the June secondary phase.<ref>[https://prosportstransactions.com/baseball/DraftTrades/1974JunSec.htm 1974 MLB June Secondary Draft, June 5, 1974 – Pro Sports Transactions.] Retrieved June 6, 2020</ref> He went to the Brewers in the [[Rule 5 draft]] on December 5, 1977.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1977/12/06/archives/angels-bonds-is-acquired-by-white-sox-white-sox-acquire-bonds-in.html Durso, Joseph. "Angels’ Bonds Is Acquired By White Sox," ''The New York Times'', Tuesday, December 6, 1977.] Retrieved June 6, 2020</ref>

Yost, as a player, was used primarily as a backup catcher for the Brewers from 1980 to 1983 (which included the [[1982 World Series]]), and then spent a year with the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] (1984; he played a career-high 80 games with the [[1984 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]], hitting .182) and played 5 games for the [[Montreal Expos]] (1985) before retiring.

He never had more than 242 [[at bat]]s in a season.  He ended his career with a .212 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]], and .237 [[on-base percentage]], in 605 at bats. He had a .982 [[fielding percentage]] (the league average was .987).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/yostne01.shtml?redir|title=Ned Yost Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=October 16, 2014}}</ref>

Yost briefly had a second career as a [[taxidermist]] in [[Jackson, Mississippi]], in between his playing days and coaching days.<ref name=nyt_oct82014>{{cite web|last1=Witz|first1=Billy|title=Extra, Extra: Led by Eric Hosmer, Royals Again Beat Angels in 11 Innings|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/04/sports/baseball/royals-again-beat-angels-in-11-innings-eric-hosmer.html?_r=0|website=[[New York Times]]|access-date=October 8, 2014|date=October 4, 2014}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
After a brief stint managing in the minors, Yost joined the [[Atlanta Braves]] organization. He was the Braves' bullpen coach from 1991 to 1998 and earned a ring as a part of the [[1995 World Series]] championship team that defeated the [[Cleveland Indians]] in six games. He also was part of the 1991, 1992, 1996, and 1999 National League pennant-winning teams that lost the World Series to the [[Minnesota Twins]] (1991), the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] (1992), and the [[New York Yankees]] (1996, 1999) respectively. In 1999 Yost became the Braves' third base coach, a position he maintained until the end of the 2002 season.

On February 11, 2025, the [[Kansas City Royals]] hired Yost to serve as a senior advisor to general manager [[J. J. Picollo]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Royals Hire Ned Yost As Senior Advisor|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/02/royals-hire-ned-yost-as-senior-advisor.html|access-date=February 12, 2025|website=mlbtraderumors.com|date=February 11, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

==Managing career==

===Milwaukee Brewers===
On October 29, 2002, Yost was named the Brewers manager, succeeding [[Jerry Royster]]. [[National League (baseball)|National League]] manager [[Tony La Russa]] named Yost to be part of his coaching staff for the [[2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2005 MLB All-Star Game]].

Yost's tenure oversaw a revitalization of the Brewers franchise, leading them from losing records to championship contender. However, his teams were plagued by inconsistency, most notably squandering a large lead in the division during the 2007 season and a significant advantage in the wild card race in [[2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2008]]. Yost finished seventh in voting for [[Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award|Manager of the Year]] in 2007. While he wore No. 5 on his jersey as a player with the Brewers, as a manager, he wore No. 3 on his jersey as a tribute to his close friend, deceased [[NASCAR]] racer and baseball fan [[Dale Earnhardt]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sbnation.com/nascar/2014/10/16/6991151/nascar-world-series-kansas-city-royals-manager-ned-yost-dale-earnhardt-friendshipd | title=Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost credits Dale Earnhardt | publisher=[[SB Nation]] | date=October 16, 2014 | access-date=October 18, 2014 | author=Bianchi, Jordan}}</ref>

Yost's managing came under fire late in 2007.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2008-05-10-1965238940_x.htm | work=USA Today | first=Colin | last=Fly | title=Brewers manager Ned Yost says he's focused on team, not job | date=May 10, 2008}}</ref> During the season, the Brewers held an {{frac|8|1|2}} game division lead over the Cubs by June 23 but failed to hold on to the advantage, finishing two games behind the Cubs. Yost's bullpen management, lineup strategies, and bench management were blamed. He also was thrown out of three games in the last week of the season.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/29/sports/baseball/29brewers.html?_r=1&ex=1348804800&en=585c03f1b1c81bdd&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin | work=The New York Times | first=Pat | last=Borzi | title=Yost's Bad Week Leads to the Brewers' Elimination | date=September 29, 2007}}</ref> However, general manager [[Doug Melvin]] announced Yost's return for the 2008 season.

He was fired as manager on September 15, 2008, with twelve games remaining in the regular season. The Brewers were still in the playoff race, but had lost eleven of their last fourteen games. Yost finished his Brewers career with a 457–502 record.<ref name="managerial record">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/yostne01.shtml|title=Ned Yost|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=October 16, 2014}}</ref> Third-base coach [[Dale Sveum]] was named his interim replacement and served until the end of the season, leading the Brewers to clinch the wild card spot on the last day of the season for their first trip to the postseason since 1982 when they made it to the [[1982 World Series|World Series]]. They were eliminated by the [[Philadelphia Phillies|Phillies]], the eventual World Series champions, [[2008 National League Division Series|in the 2008 National League Division Series]] in four games.

Following the [[2009 Houston Astros season|2009 season]], Yost was a candidate to be the next manager of the [[Houston Astros]],<ref>McTaggart, Brian. [https://web.archive.org/web/20091028200502/http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091015&content_id=7461516&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Yost stresses his credentials]. ''MLB.com.'' Retrieved August 21, 2012.</ref> however the position was filled by [[Brad Mills (manager)|Brad Mills]].<ref>McTaggart, Brian. [http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091027&content_id=7558016 Mills named Astros manager] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003064545/http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091027&content_id=7558016 |date=October 3, 2012 }}. ''MLB.com.'' Retrieved August 21, 2012.</ref>

===Kansas City Royals===
On May 13, 2010, Yost was named manager of the [[Kansas City Royals]], replacing [[Trey Hillman]]. Prior to the 2012 season, the Royals signed Yost to a contract extension through the 2013 season. In the 2013 season, Yost posted an 86–76 record with the Royals,<ref name="managerial record"/> their first winning season since 2003.

In [[2014 Kansas City Royals season|2014]], Yost led the Royals to their first playoff berth since 1985, finishing 89–73. Yost's Royals swept the [[2014 Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles]] in four games in the [[2014 American League Championship Series|American League Championship Series]] to give the team its first American League pennant in 29 years. In doing so, the team became the first team in MLB history to win their first eight consecutive playoff games.<ref>cite web|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=341015107|title=Baltimore Orioles vs. Kansas City Royals – Recap – October 15, 2014 – ESPN|work=ESPN.com|accessdate=October 16, 2014</ref> The Royals were then defeated in seven games in the [[2014 World Series]] by the [[San Francisco Giants]]. Yost finished third in the voting for 2014 Manager of the Year<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2014.shtml#ALmoy|title=2014 Awards Voting - Baseball-Reference.com|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=November 2, 2015}}</ref> and signed a one-year contract extension in the offseason to stay with the club through 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article6258708.html|title=Royals|work=kansascity|access-date=November 2, 2015}}</ref>

At the start of the 2015 season, Yost led the team to a 7–0 start marking the second best start to a season in team history after 2003 (which saw the Royals win their first nine games). In his fifth full season as manager, Yost became the longest-tenured manager in Royals history.<ref name=kcs_nov122014>{{cite web|last1=McCullough|first1=Andy|title=Royals' Ned Yost is here to stay, but no extension until later in winter|url=http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/ball-star/article3819452.html?_r=0|website=[[Kansas City Star]]|access-date=November 12, 2014|date=November 12, 2014}}</ref> He later also became the winningest manager in Royals club history after a 3–2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on June 18, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wilson|first1=Jordan|title=Yost winningest Royals skipper with No. 411|url=http://m.royals.mlb.com/news/article/131525244/ned-yost-passes-whitey-herzog-as-winningest-royals-skipper|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619201915/http://m.royals.mlb.com/news/article/131525244/ned-yost-passes-whitey-herzog-as-winningest-royals-skipper|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 19, 2015|website=MLB.com|publisher=Kansas City Royals|access-date=June 19, 2015}}</ref> On the final day of the 2015 regular season, Yost's Royals clinched the best record in the American League at 95–67, giving Kansas City home field advantage throughout the playoffs, including the World Series by virtue of the AL's victory in the [[2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Cueto, Royals secure home-field with 6–1 win over Twins|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=351004109|website=ESPN.com|publisher=ESPN|access-date=October 4, 2015}}</ref> The Royals defeated the [[Houston Astros]], [[Toronto Blue Jays]] and ultimately the [[New York Mets]] to bring Kansas City its first [[2015 World Series|World Series championship]] since [[1985 World Series|1985]], and Yost his first title as a manager.

On August 18, 2015, MLB gave Yost a warning about using an Apple Watch he received from the MLB because of MLB's policy of no internet enabled devices in the dugout during gametime. Yost received the watch as a present from MLB for winning the 2014 AL pennant.<ref>"Major League Baseball Issues Warning to Ned Yost: Don't Use the Apple Watch We Gave You." Kansascity. N.p., n.d. Web. August 20, 2015.</ref> Yost later told a local radio station that MLB had rescinded the warning after learning that the networking features of the Apple Watch were only available with an active iPhone connection.<ref>"We talk with Royals manager Ned Yost about Ben Zobrist & the replay system plus the best of Bill O'Brien on Hard Knocks." 610AM Sports Radio. Web Podcast. August 19, 2015. http://media.610sports.com/a/108414446/08-19-9a-ned-yost-hard-knocks.htm?pageid=491426</ref>

Yost has often been criticized for his [[idiosyncratic]] decision-making and rejection of [[Sabermetrics]], such as with the arrangement of his batting order and bullpen management, but he also has defended his methods as ones needed to give the team confidence in their ability; Yost was once quoted as saying "I’ve been known as a dope my whole life. And I took a team to the World Series that hadn’t been to the playoffs in 29 years. And now everyone knows them. And I’m still a big dope. But it doesn’t matter. What does it matter?’’ <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/magazine/how-ned-yost-made-the-kansas-city-royals-unstoppable.html | title=How Ned Yost Made the Kansas City Royals Unstoppable | newspaper=The New York Times | date=October 2015 | last1=Schoenfeld | first1=Bruce }}</ref>

On February 18, 2016, the Royals announced that Yost had signed an extension with the team, keeping him as manager through the 2018 season.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20160219100757/http://m.royals.mlb.com/news/article/164840680/dayton-moore-ned-yost-have-contracts-extended]</ref>

On September 17, 2016, Yost earned the 1,000th victory of his managerial career, in the Royals' 3–2 victory over the Chicago White Sox.<ref>Dodd, Rustin, "In first start of season, Jason Vargas leads Royals to a 3–2 win over the White Sox," ''The Kansas City Star'' (September 17, 2016) http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article102558067.html</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://kckingdom.com/2015/06/21/top-five-kansas-city-royals-managers-of-all-time/5/ |title = Top Five Kansas City Royals Managers Of All-Time – Page 5| date=June 21, 2015 }}</ref> In 2016, he was successful on a higher percentage of replay challenges than any other MLB manager with ten or more challenges, at 67.6%.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2016-managers.shtml 2016 Major League Baseball Managers | Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

In 2018 he was successful on a higher percentage of replay challenges than any other MLB manager with 10 or more challenges, at 75.6%.
<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2018-managers.shtml 2018 Major League Baseball Managers | Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

On September 23, 2019, Yost announced that he would retire at the end of the 2019 season. He finished his Royals career with 746 wins and 839 losses, both being franchise records for a manager in Royals history.

===Managerial record===

{{updated|games played on September 25, 2019.}}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular season !! colspan="4"|Postseason
|-
!Games!!Won!!Lost!!Win %!!Finish!! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result
|-
|-
![[2003 Milwaukee Brewers season|MIL]]||[[2003 MLB season|2003]]
||162||68||94||{{Winning percentage|68|94}}|| 6th in NL Central || – || – || – ||
|-
![[2004 Milwaukee Brewers season|MIL]]||[[2004 MLB season|2004]]
||161||67||94||{{Winning percentage|67|94}}|| 6th in NL Central || – || – || – ||
|-
![[2005 Milwaukee Brewers season|MIL]]||[[2005 MLB season|2005]]
||162||81||81||{{Winning percentage|81|81}}|| 3rd in NL Central || – || – || – ||
|-
![[2006 Milwaukee Brewers season|MIL]]||[[2006 MLB season|2006]]
||162||75||87||{{Winning percentage|75|87}}|| 4th in NL Central || – || – || – ||
|-
![[2007 Milwaukee Brewers season|MIL]]||[[2007 MLB season|2007]]
||162||83||79||{{Winning percentage|83|79}}|| 2nd in NL Central || – || – || – ||
|-
![[2008 Milwaukee Brewers season|MIL]]||[[2008 MLB season|2008]]
||150||83||67||{{Winning percentage|83|67}}|| Fired || – || – || – ||
|-
! colspan="2"|MIL total || 959 || 457 || 502 || {{winpct|457|502}} || || – || – || – ||
|-
![[2010 Kansas City Royals season|KC]]||[[2010 MLB season|2010]]
||127||55||72||{{Winning percentage|55|72}}|| 5th in AL Central || – || – || – ||
|-
![[2011 Kansas City Royals season|KC]]||[[2011 MLB season|2011]]
||162||71||91||{{Winning percentage|71|91}}|| 4th in AL Central || – || – || – ||
|-
![[2012 Kansas City Royals season|KC]]||[[2012 MLB season|2012]]
||162||72||90||{{Winning percentage|72|90}}|| 3rd in AL Central || – || – || – ||
|-
![[2013 Kansas City Royals season|KC]]||[[2013 MLB season|2013]]
||162||86||76||{{Winning percentage|86|76}}|| 3rd in AL Central || – || – || – ||
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[2014 Kansas City Royals season|KC]]||[[2014 MLB season|2014]]
||162||89||73||{{Winning percentage|89|73}}|| 2nd in AL Central || 11 || 4 || {{Winning percentage|11|4}} || Lost [[2014 World Series|World Series]] ([[2014 San Francisco Giants season|SF]])
|-! style="background:#FDE910;"
![[2015 Kansas City Royals season|KC]]||[[2015 MLB season|2015]]
||162||95||67||{{Winning percentage|95|67}}|| '''1st in AL Central''' || 11 || 5 || {{Winning percentage|11|5}} || '''Won [[2015 World Series|World Series]] ([[2015 New York Mets season|NYM]])'''
|-
![[2016 Kansas City Royals season|KC]]||[[2016 MLB season|2016]]
||162||81||81||{{Winning percentage|81|81}}|| 3rd in AL Central || – || – || – ||
|-
![[2017 Kansas City Royals season|KC]]||[[2017 MLB season|2017]]
||162||80||82||{{Winning percentage|80|82}}|| 3rd in AL Central || – || – || – ||
|-
![[2018 Kansas City Royals season|KC]]||[[2018 MLB season|2018]]
||162||58||104||{{Winning percentage|58|104}}|| 5th in AL Central || – || – || – ||
|-
![[2019 Kansas City Royals season|KC]]||[[2019 MLB season|2019]]
||162||59||103||{{Winning percentage|59|103}}|| 4th in AL Central || – || – || – ||
|-
! colspan="2"|KC total || 1585 || 746 || 839 || {{winpct|746|839}} || || 22 || 9 || {{Winning percentage|22|9}} ||
|-
! colspan="2"|Total <ref name="managerial record"/> || 2544 || 1203 || 1341 || {{winpct|1203|1341}} || || 22 || 9 || {{Winning percentage|22|9}} ||
|}

==Personal life==
Yost and his wife, Deborah, have four children and live in rural Georgia during the off-season. One of his sons, Ned Yost IV, serves as a coach for the [[Nashville Sounds]], Class AAA minor league affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. Prior to becoming a coach in 2009, the younger Yost played first base for the Class-A Brevard County Manatees in 2007, his third season in the minors, hitting .248 with a .283 slugging percentage.<ref>[http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/stats/player.php?id=489568]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018082411/http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/stats/player.php?id=489568|date=October 18, 2006}}</ref>

On November 4, 2017, Yost was in a [[tree stand]] near his home in Georgia when he fell twenty feet. He sustained a [[broken pelvis]], and his surgeon was concerned that Yost might die from blood loss. Yost later said he was certain he would have died if he did not have his [[cell phone]] at the time of the fall.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Flanagan|first1=Jeffrey|title=Yost lucky to be alive after fall from tree|url=http://m.royals.mlb.com/news/article/261737394/ned-yost-could-have-died-after-fall-from-tree/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114015312/http://m.royals.mlb.com/news/article/261737394/ned-yost-could-have-died-after-fall-from-tree/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 14, 2017|website=mlb.com|publisher=Major League Baseball|access-date=November 15, 2017|date=November 13, 2017}}</ref> He later appeared in a television commercial for [[Verizon Wireless|Verizon]], crediting its wireless service with saving his life.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZnBKQ2NwTg |title=Verizon – Real Good Reasons – Ned :30 |publisher=Verizon |via=[[YouTube]] |date=February 22, 2019 |access-date=June 4, 2019}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.royalsreview.com/2019/2/10/18219464/yea-thats-ned-yost-in-a-verizon-ad |title=Yea, that's Ned Yost in a Verizon ad |first=Max |last=Rieper |website=royalsreview.com |date=February 10, 2019 |access-date=June 4, 2019}}</ref>

Ned Yost was a close friend with NASCAR driver [[Dale Earnhardt, Sr.]] During the [[1994 MLB Strike]], Yost went to work with Earnhardt’s crew for the rest of the [[1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|season]] as a “hydration specialist”. Earnhardt went on to win his record tying 7th NASCAR Championship that year and Yost was present when it happened. Yost credits Earnhardt on his abilities to win as a manager and after his death, Yost switched to number 3 as his number with the Brewers and Royals.

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Baseball}}
* [[List of Major League Baseball managers with most career wins]]
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==References==
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