George Brett

George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953) is an American former professional baseball third baseman, designated hitter, and first baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals.

Brett spent his entire career with Kansas City, accumulating 3,154 hits—the second most by any third baseman in major league history, behind only Adrian Beltré's 3,166, and 18th all-time. He is one of five players in MLB history to record 3,000 hits, 300 home runs, and a career .300 batting average, alongside Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Miguel Cabrera, and Stan Musial. He is the only player in major league history to win a batting title in three different decades. Brett was a member of the Royals' 1985 World Series team that defeated the St. Louis Cardinals.

After his playing career, Brett was named the Royals' interim hitting coach on May 30, 2013, stepping down on July 25 to resume his role as vice president of baseball operations. In 2015, he earned his second World Series ring when the Royals defeated the New York Mets in five games. Brett was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 in his first year of eligibility.