DJ Stewart


Demetrius Jerome Stewart is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball. He played college baseball at Florida State.

Amateur 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. 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, batting average, doubles and slugging percentage. He also added five home runs and 59 runs batted in. 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 with seven home runs and 50 RBI. He was also named an All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association. 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 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 with ten home runs and 55 RBIs between both clubs. In 2017, he played for the Bowie Baysox, where he posted a batting average, 21 home runs, 79 RBIs, and 20 stolen bases.