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Mitchell Dean Webster (born May 16, 1959) is an American former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1983 through 1995 for the Toronto Blue Jays, Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers. Listed at 6' 0", 185 lb., he was a switch hitter and threw left handed. Major League Baseball Statistics and History. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on January 17, 2017.
Webster's 1990 season with the Cleveland Indians featured a bench clearing incident between Webster and Todd Stottlemyre of the Toronto Blue Jays. In the action, Webster charged the mound but was tackled by Stottlemyre and catcher Pat Borders. Blue Jays 10, Indians 4. UPI game recap - April 30, 1990 In a 13-season career, Webster .263/.330/.401 with 70 and 160 steals in 1,265 games, driving in 342 runs and scoring 504 times while playing mostly as a leadoff hitter. As an outfielder, he committed 42 errors in 2,007 total chances for a .979 fielding percentage.
Post-playing career
Webster scouted during 14 years with the Dodgers organization, Royals name Mitch Webster Midwest Regional Scouting Supervisor. MLB.com. Retrieved on January 17, 2017. serving for eight seasons as an amateur scout before working in 2008 and 2009 as a professional scout. He also spent four seasons as a coach in the Dodgers minor league system from 1996 to 1999. In 2009, the Kansas City Royals named Webster as their Midwest Regional Scouting Supervisor. He was named to the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.
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