Tony Pena, the 2003 American League Manager of the Year, resigns when the Royals get off to a slow. Bob Schaeffer, the team’s bench coach, will try to improve the worst record in the big leagues (8-25) when he becomes Kansas City’s skipper on an interim basis.

On May 10, 2005 — Tony Pena, the 2003 American League Manager of the Year, resigns when the Royals get off to a slow. Bob Schaeffer, the team’s bench coach, will try to improve the worst record in the big leagues (8-25) when he becomes Kansas City’s skipper on an interim basis.

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