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The Kansas City Royals have fired team president Dayton Moore, the architect of their 2015 championship, amid the club's 13th losing season of his tenure.
Team owner John Sherman made the announcement at a news conference on Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium. Sherman didn't hire Moore, but retained him after acquiring the club from aging businessman David Glass in 2019.
'The bottom line here is that it's time to change,' Sherman said Wednesday. 'There's a gap right now of where we are and where we expected to be.'
The Kansas City Royals have fired team president Dayton Moore, the architect of their 2015 championship, amid the club's 13th losing season of his tenure
Kansas City Royals general manager Dayton Moore, left, and owner John Sherman watch a drill during spring training baseball practice Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Arizona
Moore had been the team's general manager, but had his title elevated earlier this year as his understudy, JJ Picollo, took over as GM. Picollo is now in charge of the team's baseball operations.
The Royals are 59-89 heading into Wednesday's game against the Minnesota Twins.
Moore's tenure in Kansas City included two high points: the 2014 American League pennant and a World Series title in 2015.
Under the former scout, Moore, and then-manager Ned Yost, the Royals went from perennial 100-loss teams to a competitive club in 2013,
