The Royals and Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations/General Manager Dayton Moore announced on Monday changes to the Baseball Operations and Major League coaching staffs.
The Royals have promoted Brian Buchanan and Luis Perez from their minor league positions.
Buchanan, who was the Hitting Coach for the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals in 2016, has been named Assistant Major League Hitting Coach. The 2017 season will mark Buchanan’s eighth in the Royals’ organization, after serving positions at: Wilmington (2015), Lexington (2013–14), Kane County (2012) and Idaho Falls (2010–11).
Perez has been named the Assistant Major League Strength and Conditioning Coach/Latin American Strength and Conditioning Coordinator, after serving a similar role in the organization since 2010.