The longest tenured associate in the organization, Art Stewart is in his 38th season as the Senior Advisor to the General Manager of the Kansas City Royals.  He held the position of Senior Special Assistant to the General Manager since 1997 after serving as the Director of Scouting since 1984.

During his tenure as Director of Scouting, the Royals were named Major League Baseball Organization of the Year by USA Today in 1984, Baseball America in 1994, and Topps in 1984 – 85 and 1994 – 95.  Stewart drafted over 70 players that reached the Major Leagues, including Bo Jackson, Kevin Appier, Brian McRae, Mike Sweeney, Johnny Damon, Joe Randa and Carlos Beltran.

Stewart was honored prior to the 2002 season at the Pitch and Hit Club of Chicago’s 56th Annual Dinner with the prestigious Baseball Excellence Award given for meritorious service to the game of baseball.  Stewart has played a major role in the organization of the Royals Dominican program, helping the club start the Salcedo Academy in the Dominican Republic.  Stewart was recognized in 1998 when the former Royals Academy building was named in his honor.

Before joining the Royals front office, he spent 16 years covering the Midwest as a Royals scout.  He began his career in professional baseball in 1953 as a territorial scout for the New York Yankees and was the Midwest Scouting Supervisor from 1958 – 69.

Stewart has received numerous awards during his 53 years in baseball, including the Ewing M. Kauffman Scouting Award in 1970 and 1983.  In 1998 he received and award “For Long Meritorious Service to Baseball” from colleagues and the Topps Company.  He received the Bing Devine Executive of the Year Award at the second St. Louis Major League Scouts Hall of Fame Banquet in 1998 and was named “Mister Baseball” at the 29th Kansas City Royals Awards Banquet in January of 1999.

Stewart resides in Lee’s Summit, MO. He has one daughter, Dawn, and two grandsons, David and Mark.