Members of 2015 Royals championship team express their admiration for Dayton Moore
With no games because of the coronavirus, there hasn’t be anything to cheer in Major League Baseball this year.
However, the Royals have been celebrated around the game in the last week. Many of the good vibes were for general manager Dayton Moore.
As other Major League Baseball teams say they won’t be paying minor-league players and others are releasing players, the Royals received love for their commitment to continue the payments and not cutting anyone during the pandemic.
Moore explained the decision Friday during a video call.
“The minor-league player, the players that you’ll never know about, the players that never get out of rookie ball or High-A, those players have as much impact on the growth of our game as 10-year, 15-year veteran players,” Moore said.
“They have as much opportunity to influence the growth of our game as those individuals that play for a long time because those are the individuals that go back into their communities and teach the game. They work in academies. They’re junior college coaches. They’re college coaches. They’re scouts. They coach in professional baseball. They’re growing the game constantly because they’re so passionate about it.”
Three players from the Royals’ 2015 World Series championship team showed their appreciation for Moore.
Former first baseman Eric Hosmer tweeted this, based on a Moore quote shared by former Royals relief pitcher Peter Moylan:
Mike Moustakas, the former third baseman, shared this:
Catcher Drew Butera, who caught the strikeout to end the 2015 World Series, wrote:
Current and other former Royals also shared this their thoughts. This is something else that Moylan tweeted:
Infielder/outfielder Whit Merrifield wrote this:
Pitcher Brad Keller tweeted this:
Minor league pitcher Brady Singer shared:
While he’s never been in the Royals’ organization, Red Sox pitcher Collin McHugh showed his appreciation:
Many national baseball writers tipped their caps to Moore:
