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A native of before graduating from George Mason University in 1989 , with an undergraduate degree in Physical Education and Health. Dayton served as an assistant baseball coach at George Mason from 1990 to 1994 . In 1992 , Moore received a master's degree in Athletic Administration from George Mason. In 1994 , he entered the business of Major League Baseball , joining the Atlanta Braves as a scout. He later served as an assistant director of scouting, assistant director of player development, and director of international scouting before his promotion in 2002 to director of player personnel development. He took over as Braves Assistant General Manager in August of 2005 . In November 2005 , Moore interviewed with the Boston Red Sox for their GM opening, but withdrew his name from consideration after the first interview. One alleged sticking point in negotiations to lure Dayton Moore from Atlanta to Kansas City was complete control of personnel decisions. Dayton has said he did not get any guaranteed assurances in writing from owner David Glass . However, he assured fans he had the control to take the club in the direction necessary. Royals fire GM Baird; Moore hired Associated Press, 05-31-2006 Accessed 04-26-2007 "If I didn’t feel I could have total autonomy to put (the Royals) on the right track, I wouldn’t have been the general manager at Kansas City, Atlanta, New York or wherever," "So Long Allard, Royals Go for Moore" Elan, Askew. Accessed 04-26-2007 he said. REFERENCES |
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