Allard Baird

Allard Baird (/ˈælərd ˈbɛərd/; born November 8, 1961) is an American professional baseball executive and the former general manager of the Kansas City Royals. He now works for the Boston Red Sox as senior vice president, player personnel, serving under President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski. He joined Boston in 2006 as an assistant to the general manager after his firing in Kansas City and later was named vice president and director of professional scouting.

Baird grew up in Rochester, New Hampshire, where he played ball for the Spaulding High School Red Raiders. Baird spent 18 years in the Royals organization, starting as the hitting coach for Class A Appleton of the Midwest League. He worked his way up the executive ladder, including serving as an assistant to the GM (1998) and assistant GM (1999–2000). [1]

Baird replaced Herk Robinson as the Royals' general manager on June 17, 2000. Baird's job was a difficult one: taking a small-market, dismal team and trying to compete against teams like the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox.

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