MLB’s Royals Tap Legal Chief for New Role, Hire General Counsel

The Kansas City Royals, a Major League Baseball team in the market for a new stadium, have hired Michael Post as vice president and general counsel.

Post’s move comes more than two years after the Royals recruited Adam Sachs as their first in-house legal chief. Sachs, a former senior counsel at Husch Blackwell, has transitioned to the position of senior vice president and chief external affairs officer for the team, Post said in an email.

In his new role, Sachs will continue to “provide strategic advice and input” on various Royals-related legal matters, Post said. Sachs, who has been a ...