Director-Hitting Performance/Player Development
Alec Zumwalt is in his ninth season with the Royals and his first serving as the director of hitting performance/player development. In his new role, he is will be coordinating with the performance science and strength & conditioning departments to direct and improve the training methods, production and performance of the Royals minor league hitters. He will also work alongside the research & development department to help refine processes and procedures for evaluating hitting performance. Alec will also continue to work in the front office in Kansas City with player development & alongside J.J. Picollo.
He previously served as Director-Baseball Operations/Player Development & Scouting during the 2018 and 2019 seasons. Prior to that role, Alec was the Royals Major League advance scout from 2013 to 2017. He was originally hired in the fall of 2011 as a pro scout. In 2015 Alec was awarded the Kansas City Royals Art Stewart Scout of the Year Award for his efforts during the Championship Season, playoffs and World Series.
Zumwalt was originally committed to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before being drafted in 1999 by the Atlanta Braves in the fourth round out of East Forsyth High School (Kernersville, NC). He went on to play 10 Minor League seasons as an outfielder and pitcher with Atlanta, Tampa Bay, Milwaukee and Oakland.
Alec, his amazing wife Kristen, four sons, Xander (14), Brooks (12), Keelan (10), Trace (7) and daughter Kaia (3), reside in Lee’s Summit, Mo.