Arthur Stewart was an American baseball front-office executive and scout.
14 Facts About Art Stewart
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Art Stewart began his Major League Baseball scouting career with the New York Yankees in 1953.
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Art Stewart later joined the Kansas City Royals in 1969, becoming its scouting director in 1984, before serving as senior advisor to the general manager from 1997 until his death.
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Art Stewart's father died when he was four years old.
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Twenty-eight players coached by Stewart eventually signed professional contracts, drawing the attention of the New York Yankees.
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Art Stewart scouted, suggested and signed many players for the Yankees.
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Art Stewart was appointed as director of scouting in 1984 and served in that capacity until 1997, while having the responsibility of Player Development from 1986 to 1987.
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Art Stewart later became the senior special assistant to general manager in 1998, before serving as senior advisor to the general manager until his death.
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Seventy players that Stewart drafted went on to play in MLB.
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Art Stewart was inducted into the Kansas City Royals Baseball Hall of Fame on June 28,2008, becoming the 23rd member of the elite group.
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Art Stewart was later inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2016.
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Stewart co-authored a book, The Art of Scouting, with Kansas City newspaper writer Sam Mellinger in 2014.
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Art Stewart later married Rosemary, to whom he was originally engaged to in 1959.
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Art Stewart died on November 11,2021, at the age of 94.