The Royals have promoted former major-league advance scout Alec Zumwalt to director of baseball operations and hired Albert Gonzalez of the Miami Marlins to serve as assistant general manager for international operations, the club announced on Tuesday.
The hiring of Gonzalez was reported by The Star earlier this month. The promotion of Zumwalt represents the latest addition to the front office in Kansas City.
Zumwalt, who joined the Royals as a pro scout in 2011, spent the last five seasons as a major-league advance scout, gathering information and reports on opponents. In his new role, he will work out of the office at Kauffman Stadium and work closely with the entire baseball operations department, general manager Dayton Moore said.