| John Schuerholz | |
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Schuerholz in 2010. |
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| Born | October 1, 1940 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Education | Towson University |
| Occupation | President, Atlanta Braves |
John Schuerholz ( /ˈʃɜrhɒlts/; born October 1, 1940) is the President of the Atlanta Braves of the National League. Before joining Atlanta, he spent twenty-two years with the Kansas City Royals organization, including nine as the club's General Manager. Among the teams he has built are the 1985 Royals and 1995 Braves, both world champions. His teams have also won their division 15 times.
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Schuerholz was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a graduate of the Baltimore City College and Towson University. His generosity to the university has been rewarded with his name on the baseball facility.
Schuerholz's son, Jonathan, was an Atlanta farmhand in the minor leagues from 2002–2007. Jonathan retired from baseball in August 2007 to go back to Auburn University to complete his business degree. The younger Schuerholz finished his six year career in the minor leagues with a .223 batting average.[1]
On October 11, 2007, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Schuerholz would be resigning as the Atlanta Braves General Manager, but promoted to Club President, replacing Terry McGuirk. Top assistant Frank Wren was named as his replacement.[2]
Schuerholz has sent many assistants to general manager positions around the league. The most recent is Dayton Moore, the former Director of Scouting and assistant GM was hired by the Kansas City Royals to replace Allard Baird.
In 2006, Schuerholz published a book, Built To Win, which chronicled his tenure with the Braves and some of his most important moves as a GM.
| Preceded by Joe Burke |
Kansas City Royals General Manager 1981 - 1990 |
Succeeded by Herk Robinson |
| Preceded by Bobby Cox |
Atlanta Braves General Manager 1990 - 2007 |
Succeeded by Frank Wren |
| Preceded by Terry McGuirk |
Atlanta Braves President 2007-present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Dallas Green |
Sporting News Major League Baseball Executive of the Year 1985 |
Succeeded by Frank Cashen |
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