Ian Stewart (baseball)
| Ian Stewart | |||
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Stewart with the Colorado Rockies in 2008
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| Third baseman | |||
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Born: April 5, 1985 Long Beach, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 11, 2007, for the Colorado Rockies | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 11, 2014, for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .229 | ||
| Home runs | 61 | ||
| Runs batted in | 211 | ||
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Ian Kenneth Stewart (born April 5, 1985) is a former American professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Drafted in the 2003 MLB draft first round out of La Quinta High School in Westminster, California, Stewart showed great promise in short-season rookie-league ball with the Casper Rockies in the Pioneer League. His .401 on-base percentage and .558 slugging average appeared to justify his first-round selection. In 2004, Stewart continued to progress in low-A ball at Asheville in the South Atlantic League with a .398 OBP and .594 SLG. Baseball America ranked him as the fourth best prospect in baseball behind Delmon Young, Félix Hernández and Joe Mauer.
In 2005, he began play in high-A ball in Modesto, California in the California League. He got off to a very slow start, hitting for a low average with little power. He went to extended spring training and came back to play with Modesto in June, 2005. Up until June 20, Stewart was hitting under .230 with few homers. However, Stewart rebounded later in the season and finished with a respectable .353 OBP and .497 SLG, although he showed a worrisome tendency to strike out.
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