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MLB News / Talking Chop / May 31

This Day in Braves History: Dayton Moore is hired as Royals GM

2006 - Dayton Moore is named as the general manager of the Kansas City Royals replacing Allan Baird. 1925 - Ty Cobb records his 275th career triple and becomes the first player ever with 1,000 career extra-base hits.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / May 24

The Royals front office and coaching staff are killing it right now

Credit where credit is due! When principal owner John Sherman cut ties with baseball operations head Dayton Moore at the end of the 2022 season, he had a choice: bring in some outside voices or promote internally.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / January 29, 2024

How do 100-loss teams typically fare the next season?

Are there better days ahead? Last year the Royals lost 106, tying a club record. It was the seventh time in the 21st century they had lost 100+ games, after not enduring one in the first 33 years of club history, and it was the third time in the last six seasons, ultimately costing executive Dayton Moore his job.

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