The Kansas City Royals announced today that former player and coach Mitch Maier has been named the Club’s Director of Baseball Operations. In his role, Maier will be involved in all areas of the Baseball Operations Department.
“We’re extremely delighted that Mitch is going to transition into this very important role,” Royals’ Senior Vice President-Baseball Operations/General Manager Dayton Moore said. “He is a terrific leader and person who is highly respected throughout the baseball community and brings a wealth of experience as a Major League player and coach to our Baseball Operations Department. Mitch will be involved in all aspects of leadership.