Royal blues, KC fires Hillman

On the eve of opening a series with the Sox, the Royals have fired their manger. Trey Hillman has beed dismissed. Kansas City is off to a 12-23 start this year. The firing took place only minutes after the team defeated Cleveland, 6-4, this afternoon. Ned Yost will take over as interim manager. The Sox begin a weekend series in Kansas City tomorrow night.