14 Facts About John Schuerholz

John Schuerholz was the general manager of Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves from 1990 to 2007, and then served as the Braves president for a decade from 2007 until 2016.

John Schuerholz's teams have won their division 16 times, including 14 consecutive times in Atlanta.

John Schuerholz was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017.

John Schuerholz is a graduate of the Baltimore City College High School, Towson University and Loyola University.

John Schuerholz worked under Frank Cashen, Harry Dalton, and Lou Gorman.

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John Schuerholz was named general manager of the Royals during the 1981 offseason, and became Major League Baseball's youngest general manager at the time.

John Schuerholz built a strong relationship with Royals owner Ewing Kauffman, but left the team as it began to struggle.

John Schuerholz joined the Braves in 1990, succeeding Bobby Cox who returned to the dugout to manage the team.

On October 11,2007, John Schuerholz resigned as the Atlanta Braves general manager, but was promoted to club president, replacing Terry McGuirk.

When John Schuerholz stepped down as club president in March 2016, his duties were split between Derek Schiller, as president of business, and Mike Plant, as president of development.

Dayton Moore, the Braves' former Director of Scouting and assistant GM under John Schuerholz, has been GM of the Kansas City Royals since 2006, when he replaced Allard Baird.

In 2006, John Schuerholz published a book, Built To Win, which chronicled his tenure with the Braves and some of his most important moves as a GM.

On December 4,2016, John Schuerholz was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

In 2019, John Schuerholz was named a Georgia Trustee by the Georgia Historical Society, in conjunction with the Office of the Governor of Georgia, to recognize accomplishments and community service that reflect the ideals of the founding body of Trustees, which governed the Georgia colony from 1732 to 1752.