New Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro announced the first hiring of his new staff.
Quatraro hired Paul Hoover as the Royals’ new bench coach. Hoover spent the last four years with the Tampa Bay Rays as a field coordinator.
Hoover played seven seasons as a catcher with the Rays, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Miami Marlins. He also was a roving minor league coordinator for the Rays before being promoted to the major league staff.
The Royals also announced the 2022 team award winners. Bobby Witt Jr. was named the Les Milgram Player of the Year, Brady Singer was named the Bruce Rice Pitcher of the Year and Salvador Perez was named the Joe Burke Special Achievement Award winner.
