Former Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and Kansas City Royals manager Trey Hillman will be taking a family break and then moving on after being fired as the K.C. skipper on May 13 after a little more than two years guiding the Royals.
In an e-mail, Hillman wrote, "I am home in Liberty Hill, Texas, after having moved all of our belongings back from K.C. I am really trying to decompress with the family and get some things done around the house and am also looking forward to having a summer off for the first time in 26 years."
He said he will be enjoying a family trip later this month to — of all places — Alaska, and he plans to begin in late July a search for a new job in baseball.