Born in Larned,Kansas,Webster was selected by the Dodgers in the 23rd round of the 1977 MLB draft. He then was selected by Toronto from Los Angeles in the 1979 Minor League draft.[1] In 1986 with Montreal,he posted career-highs with a .290 batting average and 36 stolen bases while leading the National League with 13 triples.[1] He is one of the few players to play both major league Canadian teams,the Toronto Blue Jays and the Montreal Expos.[2]
Webster scouted during 14 years with the Dodgers organization,[4] 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.[4] In 2009,the Kansas City Royals named Webster as their Midwest Regional Scouting Supervisor.[4] He was named to the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.[5]
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