Dayton Moore

Dayton Moore (born February 17, 1967) is an American baseball executive who is currently serving as senior advisor of baseball operations for the Texas Rangers. 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. In the Braves' organization, 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 during the team's 2014 American League championship and 2015 World Series titles.

He served as the franchise's general manager until the end of the 2021 Royals season and in 2022, Moore was promoted to the team's president of baseball operations. He was fired by the Royals later that season.