:Dayton Moore
{{short description|American baseball executive}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
| name = Dayton Moore
| image = Dayton Moore 2011.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Moore in 2011.
| team = Texas Rangers
| position = General manager / Senior advisor of baseball operations
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|2|17}}
| birth_place = Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
| teams =
;As executive
- Atlanta Braves ({{mlby|1994}}–{{mlby|2006}})
- Kansas City Royals ({{mlby|2006}}–{{mlby|2022}})
- Texas Rangers ({{mlby|2023}}–present)
;As general manager
- Kansas City Royals ({{mlby|2006}}–{{mlby|2021}})
| highlights =
- 3× World Series champion (1995, 2015, 2023)
}}
Dayton Moore (born February 17, 1967) is an American professional baseball executive who currently serves as the senior advisor of baseball operations for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Moore's baseball career began as an assistant coach at George Mason University. He transitioned to professional baseball after being hired by the Atlanta Braves. There, Moore worked in the team's scouting department and was later promoted to the baseball operations department. In 2006, Moore was hired by the Kansas City Royals to fill a vacancy in their general manager position, replacing Allard Baird. Moore was the Royals' general manager (GM) during the team's appearances in the World Series of {{wsy|2014}} and {{wsy|2015}}, being victorious in the latter. Moore served as Royals GM until the end of the 2021 season. In 2022, Moore was promoted and became the team's president of baseball operations.{{cite news|url=https://www.mlb.com/royals/news/royals-front-office-promotions|title=Royals promoting Moore, Picollo|last=Rogers|first=Anne|website=Royals.com|language=en|date=September 14, 2021|access-date=September 14, 2021}} He was fired by the Royals later that season.
Early life
Moore was born on February 17, 1967, in Wichita, Kansas.{{cite web |title=Dayton Moore |url=https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/dayton-moore/19744 |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |access-date=9 July 2022 |date=July 2016}} He played American Legion Baseball growing up in Moline, Illinois, and was part of the Moline team that was the runner-up in the Illinois state American Legion baseball tournament.{{cite book |last1=Coopman |first1=David T. |title=Legendary Locals of Moline |date=2016 |publisher=Arcadia Printing |location=Charleston, South Carolina |isbn=978-1-4671-0235-3 |page=122}} A childhood Royals fan, Moore claims to have watched the 1985 World Series in Kansas City from Interstate 70.{{cite web |last1=Bodley |first1=Hal |title=Fan-Turned-GM Hopes to Restore Royals' Majesty |url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/columnist/bodley/2006-06-08-bodley-royals_x.htm |newspaper=USA Today |date=June 10, 2006 |access-date=February 14, 2020}} He played baseball at Garden City Community College before graduating from George Mason University in 1989, with an undergraduate degree in Physical Education and Health.{{cite web |title=KC Royals' Front Office is Led by George Mason Alumni |url=https://cehd.gmu.edu/news/stories/kansas-city-royals-led-three-george-mason-alumni |publisher=George Mason College of Health and Human Development |date=October 22, 2014 |access-date=February 13, 2020}} Moore received a master's degree in Athletic Administration from George Mason in 1992, and served as an assistant baseball coach at the university from 1990 to 1994.{{cite web |title=Dayton Moore Inducted into Valley Baseball League Hall of Fame |url=https://gomason.com/news/2016/7/11/211062389.aspx |website=gomason.com |publisher=George Mason Athletics |date=July 11, 2016 |access-date=February 13, 2020}} He also served as the manager of the Winchester Royals of the Valley Baseball League during the summers of 1992 and 1993.{{Cite news|title=Long before he was KC's GM, Dayton Moore piloted another...|url=https://theathletic.com/1766181/2020/04/23/long-before-he-was-kcs-gm-dayton-moore-piloted-another-royals-squad-to-titles/|last=Lewis|first=Alec|website=The Athletic|access-date=2020-05-27}}
Career
In 1994, Moore entered Major League Baseball, joining the Atlanta Braves as a scout.{{cite web |last1=Larson |first1=Zoe |title=Royals General Manager Dayton Moore Speaks about Career |url=http://www.kansan.com/sports/royals-general-manager-dayton-moore-speaks-about-career-at-dole/article_70d88f50-9abe-11e5-8062-0f577c0d3cc0.html |newspaper=The Kansan |date=December 4, 2015 |access-date=February 13, 2020}} He was assistant director of scouting, assistant director of player development, and director of international scouting before his 2002 promotion to director of player personnel development. He took over as the Braves' assistant general manager in August 2005. In 2005, Moore interviewed with the Boston Red Sox for GM, but did not get the job.{{cite web |last1=Doyle |first1=Ricky |title=Larry Lucchino Looks Back at Dayton Moore's Boston Red Sox GM Candidacy |url=https://nesn.com/2014/10/larry-lucchino-looks-back-at-dayton-moores-boston-red-sox-gm-candidacy/ |date=October 14, 2014 |publisher=NESN |access-date=February 13, 2020}} The Kansas City Royals hired Moore as general manager on June 8, 2006,{{cite web |title=Front Office Biographies {{endash}} Dayton Moore |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/kc/team/exec_bios/moore_dayton.jsp |website=mlb.com |publisher=Kansas City Royals |access-date=February 13, 2020}} replacing Allard Baird.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34637287/kansas-city-royals-fire-long-front-office-executive-dayton-moore|title=With 'a gap right now between where we are and where we expected to be,' Kansas City Royals fire Dayton Moore|last=Doolittle|first=Bradford|website=ESPN.com|date=September 21, 2022|access-date=September 21, 2022|language=en}}
On August 31, 2009, Moore's contract as general manager of the Royals was extended through 2014.{{cite book |last1=Newburg |first1=Jamey |title=The Newburg Report 2010 |date=2010 |publisher=Brown Books |isbn=978-1-933651-77-4 |page=303}} In December 2010, Moore traded Zack Greinke, who had previously won the Cy Young Award for the Royals, and Yuniesky Betancourt to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for a group of players including Alcides Escobar and Lorenzo Cain.{{cite web |title=Zack Greinke Traded to Brewers |agency=Associated Press |date=December 19, 2010 |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=5935586 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=February 13, 2020}} After a 2013 season that saw the Royals post their best record since 1994, Moore's contract was extended to continue through the 2016 season.{{cite web |last1=Axisa |first1=Mike |title=Royals Sign GM Dayton Moore to Two-Year Contract Extension |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/royals-sign-gm-dayton-moore-to-two-year-contract-extension/ |work=CBS Sports |date=November 19, 2013 |access-date=February 13, 2020}} The Royals built upon the success of the 2013 team by reaching the World Series in both 2014 and 2015.{{cite web |title=Kansas City Royals Postseason Results |url=http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/kc/history/postseason_results.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070507110519/http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/kc/history/postseason_results.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 7, 2007 |publisher=Kansas City Royals|access-date=February 13, 2020}} He was awarded the league Best Executive Award after the 2015 season. Moore's trade of Greinke is considered to have provided the foundation of the Royals run of success and both Cain and Escobar became important contributors for the Royals.{{cite web |last1=Mellinger |first1=Sam |title=Trade that Sent Zack Greinke to Milwaukee Paved Royals' Road Back to Playoffs |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bal-trade-that-sent-zack-greinke-to-milwaukee-paved-royals-road-back-to-playoffs-20141012-story.html |newspaper=Baltimore Sun |date=October 12, 2014 |access-date=February 13, 2020}} Another Moore trade, this one sending Wil Myers and several other players to the Tampa Bay Rays for James Shields and Wade Davis in 2012 provided important pieces for the Royals' two World Series teams (although Shields left in free agency after the 2014 season).{{cite web |last1=Grathoff |first1=Pete |title=Revisiting the 'James Shields-Wil Myers' Trade Five Years Later |url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article188945564.html |newspaper=The Kansas City Star |date=December 9, 2017 |access-date=February 14, 2020}}
After the Royals' World Series win, Moore signed another contract extension to remain with the team longer.{{cite web |title=Royals Extend Contracts of GM Dayton Moore, Manager Ned Yost |agency=Associated Press |date=February 18, 2016 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/02/18/royals-extend-contracts-of-gm-dayton-moore-manager-ned-yost/80559204/ |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=February 13, 2020}} In June 2018, Moore generated backlash with comments he made about convicted child molester and Oregon State University pitching prospect Luke Heimlich, saying, "I think the player has earned the opportunity to play professional baseball."{{cite web |last1=Tayler |first1=John |title=There's No Moral Justification for the Royals or Any Team to Sign Luke Heimlich |date=June 26, 2018 |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2018/06/26/luke-heimlich-kansas-city-royals-dayton-moore |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=February 13, 2020}} In late 2019, Royals owner David Glass sold the team to businessman John Sherman, who retained Moore as general manager.{{cite web |last1=Flanagan |first1=Jeffrey |title=10 Things to Know About Royals' New Owner |date=November 26, 2019 |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/john-sherman-discusses-royals-purchase |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=February 13, 2020}} In September 2021, Moore was promoted to president of baseball operations, with J. J. Picollo named general manager.{{Cite news |last=Worthy |first=Lynn |date=September 14, 2021 |title=Here’s how JJ Picollo will work under Dayton Moore as Kansas City Royals’ new GM |url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article254247153.html |work=Kansas City Star}} Sherman fired Moore in September 2022, just prior to the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article266115281.html|title=Dayton Moore fired as the Kansas City Royals' president of baseball operations|last=Grathoff|first=Pete|publisher=Kansas City Star|date=September 21, 2022|access-date=September 21, 2022|language=en}}
On November 23, 2022, he was appointed senior advisor of baseball operations by the Texas Rangers.{{cite web | url=https://www.kshb.com/sports/former-royals-gm-dayton-moore-headed-to-texas-rangers | title=Former Royals GM Dayton Moore headed to Texas Rangers | date=November 23, 2022 }}
Personal life
Moore is a Christian, and is open about his spiritual beliefs.{{cite web |last1=Dodd |first1=Rustin |title=Royals General Manager Dayton Moore is Driven by an Unyielding Faith |url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article69873697.html |date=April 4, 2016 |newspaper=The Kansas City Star |access-date=February 14, 2020}} He has taken a hard stance against pornography and held an anti-porn seminar for the Royals team in 2018.{{cite web |last1=Nightengale |first1=Bob |date=March 13, 2018 |title=For Royal GM Dayton Moore, Anti-Porn Message Worth the Scorn, Scientific Scrutiny |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2018/03/13/royals-gm-dayton-moore-anti-porn-message-fight-new-drug/419952002/ |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=February 14, 2020}} Moore and his wife and three children live in Leawood, Kansas. Their son Robert played NCAA baseball for the University of Arkansas,{{Cite news|last=Vahe|first=Gregorian|date=28 May 2021|title=On the deep father-son bond between Kansas City Royals GM Dayton Moore and son Robert.|work=The Wichita Eagle|url=https://www.kansas.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article251695373.html|access-date=6 June 2021}} and was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.
Moore is also the author of the book "More Than a Season", which describes his part in the Royals' success from a losing team to the 2014 World Series.{{cite web |last1=Kerkhoff |first1=Blair |title=Dayton Moore's Book Details Royals' Championship Culture |url=https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/article21027864.html |date=May 14, 2015 |publisher=The Kansas City Star |access-date=February 14, 2020}} He also founded an organization known as "C" You in the Major Leagues.
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