D. J. Stewart
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Demetrius Jerome "D. J." Stewart (born November 30, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He played college baseball at Florida State.
Career
Stewart attended the Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida. He played both baseball and football in high school. Stewart was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 28th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.[1] He did not sign with the Yankees and played college baseball at Florida State University.[2]
As a freshman in 2013, Stewart played in 60 games, leading the team in hits (82), batting average (.364), doubles (25) and slugging percentage (.560).[3] He also added five home runs and 59 runs batted in (RBI). As a sophomore in 2014, Stewart was named the ACC Player of the Year after batting .351/.472/.557 with seven home runs and 50 RBI.[4] He was also named an All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). In March he was suspended four games for his role in benches-clearing fracas against Florida.[5] After the season he played for the United States collegiate national team during the summer.[6]
Stewart was selected 25th overall by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2015 MLB Draft.[7] Stewart spent 2015 with the Aberdeen Ironbirds, where he batted .218 with 6 home runs and 24 RBI's. Stewart spent the 2016 season with both the Delmarva Shorebirds and the Frederick Keys, where he batted .254 with 10 home runs and 55 RBI's.[8]
References
- ↑ "All-First Coast Baseball: Bolles' D.J. Stewart goes from snoozing to slugging". jacksonville.com.
- ↑ "FSU freshman DJ Stewart eager to deliver clutch hits for Seminoles". tribunedigital-orlandosentinel.
- ↑ "Cape League Extra: Spotlight on D.J. Stewart". capecodtimes.com.
- ↑ "FSU's Stewart named ACC Player of the Year". Tallahassee Democrat. 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "DJ Stewart of Florida State Seminoles suspended four games for role in skirmish vs. Florida Gators". ESPN.com.
- ↑ Stewart named to Team USA
- ↑ Baltimore Sun (9 June 2015). "Orioles select Florida State outfielder DJ Stewart with their first pick in amateur draft". baltimoresun.com.
- ↑ http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=621466#/career/R/hitting/2016/ALL
External links
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Florida State Seminoles bio