KC Royals extends a contract to JJ Picollo and Matt Quatraro option

Kansas City Royals extend contract of the manager JJ Picollo until 2030 and exercise the option of the manager Matt Quatraro by 2026

Surprise, Arizona – Kansas City Royals extended he contract of the Executive Vice President and JJ Picollo General Manager until 2030with one Club option For him following yearthe Royals announced on Monday.

He club also He exercised the option of the Manager Matt Quatraro For the Season 2026.

“JJ is one of the best executives in baseball, and I am proud to be leading our search for a championship,” said the owner of the Royals, John Sherman, in a statement. “His ability to lead and connect with people, their intellectual curiosity and their innovative methods to combine the best of traditional scouting and the development of players with advanced sciences and technologies are taking us to that final goal.”

The Royals promoted Picollo, who is now in their 19th season with the team, to general manager in 2021 and added the title of Executive Vice President a year later.

He spent more than 110 million dollars in the free agency after the 2023 season and agreed to an extension of a record contract for the club with Bobby Witt Jr. which pays him 288.7 million dollars for 11 years. They have a three -year option that would take the total of 377 million dollars.

After those movements, the Royals ended with a record of 87-76 last season and reached the postseason, being only the third team in the story to appear in the playoffs one year after losing at least 100 games. Kansas City also became the sixth team to have an improvement of at least 30 wins since the calendar expanded to 162 games in 1961.

Picollo was second in the vote for executive of the year.

“Leading Royals baseball operations is an honor that I take seriously every day,” said Picollo in a statement. “(Quatraro) helped us advance in so many ways, particularly with the collaboration between departments and constantly looking for new answers, so I am excited that he will be with us in the future. It is an honor to have John’s confidence in our operations and only adds to our collective approach to what the Royals mean to Kansas City and to give our fans a champion team to encourage. ”

Quatraro was runner -up to the manager of the American League year.