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===Kansas City Royals===
On October 31, 2019, Matheny was hired as manager of the [[Kansas City Royals]] after the retirement of [[Ned Yost]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/royals/news/mike-matheny-to-be-royals-new-manager|title=Royals name Mike Matheny manager|author=Jeffrey Flanagan|website=[[MLB.com]]|date=October 31, 2019|access-date=October 31, 2019}}</ref> The Royals exercised a contract option on March 31, 2022, retaining Matheny through the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kansas City Royals exercise option to keep manager Mike Matheny through 2023 season |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33639269/kansas-city-royals-exercise-option-keep-manager-mike-matheny-2023-season |access-date=March 31, 2022 |agency=Associated Press |
===Managerial record===
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Matheny's wife, Kristen,<ref name=blue/> is a former [[field hockey]] player at the University of Michigan. They have five children together. Their oldest son, Tate, played college baseball at [[Missouri State University]] and was drafted by the [[Boston Red Sox]] in the 4th round of the [[2015 MLB Draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/college/msu/2015/02/11/msus-matheny-forging-baseball-name/23234305/|title=MSU's Matheny forging his own baseball name}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/matheny-still-doesn-t-want-cards-to-draft-his-son/article_d66769e6-8361-5bce-86a1-4771da806128.html|title=Matheny still doesn't want Cards to draft his son|first=Derrick|last=Goold}}</ref> Their daughter, Katie, played [[ice hockey]] at [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]],.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/w-hockey/mtt/katie_matheny_851658.html|title=OhioStateBuckeyes.com Katie Matheny Bio :: The Ohio State University official athletic site :: Women's Ice Hockey}}</ref> To date, two of the younger Matheny sons have played baseball collegiately—Luke for [[Saint Louis University]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slubillikens.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=211772558&DB_OEM_ID=27200|title=Luke Matheny Bio|website=slubillikens.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-26}}</ref> and Blaise for [[Missouri State University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://missouristatebears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5512|title=Blaise Matheny - Baseball|website=Missouri State|language=en|access-date=2019-08-26}}</ref> Matheny majored in [[Sport management|sports management]] and [[communication]]s with an emphasis in [[Spanish language|Spanish]].<ref name=blog>{{cite web |url=http://mikematheny.com |title=About Mike Matheny |work=mikematheny.com |access-date=January 11, 2014}}</ref>
Matheny routinely chronicles his life experiences and maintains a blog of which topics includes leadership and changing the culture of youth sports.<ref name=mcgregor>{{cite news |last=McGregor |first=Jena |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-leadership/wp/2013/10/25/the-leadership-smarts-of-cardinals-manager-mike-matheny/ |title=The leadership smarts of Mike Matheny |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=January 11, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Calcaterra |first=Craig |url=http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/18/mike-matheny-has-a-blog-dedicated-to-changing-the-culture-of-youth-sports/ |title=Mike Matheny has a blog dedicated to changing the culture of youth sports |publisher=NBC Hardball Times |date=March 18, 2013 |access-date=December 2, 2013}}</ref> He is a devout [[Christianity|Christian]], often including Bible verse citations when he signs autographs.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Louis Cardinals bring Christian faith on baseball field |date=27 June 2013 |url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/st-louis-cardinals-bring-christian-faith-on-football-field-98920/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://forum.bigleaguebaseballs.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=337 |title=Special offer: Mike Matheny Cardinals '1st Win' Marlins Park |quote=BigLeague Moderator: 'Mr. Matheny signs all items with some form of scripture reference inscription, I'm told.' |work=Big League Baseballs Forums |date=June 7, 2012 |access-date=August 14, 2013}}</ref>
===Charity work===
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