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The Kansas City Royals exercised their club option on Mike Matheny for the 2023 season on Thursday, eliminating any insecurity over whether their manager will stay with the club after the coming season. Matheny is entering his third season with the Royals, which includes the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season and his first 162-game run as the manager last season. He is 100-122 with Kansas City and 691-596 overall, which includes seven seasons as the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals. “Mike is one of the finest leaders I’ve been around and the Royals are fortunate to have him managing our team,” Royals president Dayton […]