ST. LOUIS, May 30 (UPI) -- George Brett, who played his entire 21-year career with Kansas City, has been named the team's interim hitting coach, the Royals said Thursday.
Brett holds the Royals franchise record with 3,154 hits from 1973-93 and led the American League in hitting in 1976, '80 and '90. In 1980, he had a late-season flirtation with hitting .400, ending the year hitting .390.