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60%Born
1993 (30 years old)
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Gainesville, FloridaPosition
Outfielder
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29
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6' 0"
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210
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Demetrius Jerome Stewart (born November 30, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Amateur career
Stewart playing for Florida State
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. He did not sign with the Yankees and played college baseball at Florida State University.
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). He also added five home runs and 59 runs batted in (RBI). In 2013, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox. 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. 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. After the season, he played for the United States collegiate national team during the summer.
Professional career
Stewart was selected 25th overall by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2015 MLB Draft. Stewart signed with the Orioles and spent 2015 with the Aberdeen Ironbirds, where he batted .218 with six home runs and 24 RBIs. Stewart spent the 2016 season with both the Delmarva Shorebirds and the Frederick Keys, where he batted a combined .254 with ten home runs and 55 RBIs between both clubs. In 2017, he played for the Bowie Baysox, where he posted a .278 batting average, 21 home runs, 79 RBIs, and 20 stolen bases.
On September 11, 2018, Stewart was promoted to the major leagues for the first time and made his major league debut the next day against the Oakland Athletics. Stewart began the 2019 season in Triple-A with the Norfolk Tides, but was recalled to the majors on May 28, 2019 after posting a .316/.425/.586 line with 8 home runs so far on the season. On August 6, 2019, while attempting to field a fly ball hit by Mike Ford of the New York Yankees, Stewart dove too early and was struck on the side of the head by the ball, suffering a concussion and being replaced in the game by Jace Peterson.
In 2020 for the Orioles, Stewart slashed .193/.355/.432 with 7 home runs and 15 RBI over 88 at-bats.
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