Editing George Brett (section)

==Post-baseball activities==
[[File:George Brett - USS Reagan - Feb 2009.jpg|thumb|Brett in February 2009]]
Following his playing career Brett became a vice president of the Royals, and has worked as a part-time coach, as a special instructor in [[spring training]], as an interim batting coach, and as a roving instructor helping minor league  prospects develop. He also runs a baseball equipment and glove company named Brett Bros. with brothers Bobby, and, until his death in 2003,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-nov-20-me-brett20-story.html |title=Ken Brett, 55; Was Youngest Pitcher in World Series History |last=Dillman |first=Lisa |date=November 20, 2003 |website=latime.com |publisher=Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref> Ken.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brettinternationalsports.com/new-page|title=Our Team|website=Brett International Sports|access-date=April 28, 2019|archive-date=January 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113145256/https://www.brettinternationalsports.com/new-page/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has also lent his name to a restaurant on the [[Country Club Plaza]] in Kansas City, Missouri.

In 1998, Brett worked as a [[color analyst]] on regional ''[[Fox Saturday Baseball]]'' telecasts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/1998/04/21/Sports-Media/BROADCAST-NEWS-ROBINSON-BRETT-SHARE-ANALYST-SPOT-ON-FOX.aspx|title=BROADCAST NEWS: ROBINSON & BRETT SHARE ANALYST SPOT ON FOX|work=Sports Business Journal|date=April 21, 1998}}</ref>

Brett has continued to raise money for [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]] (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Brett started to raise money for the Keith Worthington Chapter during his playing career in the mid-1980s.

Brett and his dog Charlie appeared in a [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] ad campaign, encouraging people not to leave their canine companions in the car during hot weather.<ref>{{cite web |last=Conner |first=Matt |date=July 25, 2012 |title=George Brett Teams Up For PETA For Dog Safety Ad |url=https://kansascity.sbnation.com/kansas-city-royals/2012/7/25/3187509/george-brett-peta-dog-safety |access-date=April 28, 2019 |website=[[SB Nation]] Kansas City}}</ref> He also threw out the ceremonial first pitch to [[Mike Napoli]] at the [[2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=July 11, 2012 |title=2012 MLB All-Star Game |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2012/07/11/112012-mlb-all-star-game#gid=ci0255ca15300624a5&pid=2012-all-star-game |access-date=March 29, 2023 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref>

On May 30, 2013, the Royals announced that Brett and [[Pedro Grifol]] would serve as batting coaches for the organization.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Snyder |first=Matt |date=May 30, 2013 |title=Royals demote hitting coaches, hire George Brett as replacement |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/royals-demote-hitting-coaches-hire-george-brett-as-replacement/ |access-date=March 29, 2023 |website=[[CBS Sports]] |language=en}}</ref> On July 25, 2013 (the day following the 30th anniversary of the [[pine tar incident]], the Royals announced that Brett would serve as vice president of baseball operations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2013 |title=George Brett steps down as Royals hitting coach |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/royals/2013/07/25/george-brett-steps-down-as-royals-hitting-coach/2587231/ |access-date=March 29, 2023 |website=[[USA Today]] |language=en-US |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>

In 2015, Brett was the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame]] recipient of the [[Bob Feller Act of Valor Award]] for his support of current and former service members of the United States Military.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=J. |date=November 5, 2015 |title=A week of victory and valor for George Brett |newspaper=[[WTOP-FM]] |url=https://wtop.com/mlb/2015/11/a-week-of-victory-and-valor-for-george-brett/ |access-date=February 2, 2021}}</ref>

Brett appeared as himself in the ABC sitcom ''[[Modern Family]]'' on March 28, 2018, alongside main cast member [[Eric Stonestreet]], a Kansas City native and Royals fan,<ref>{{cite news |date=March 26, 2018 |title=Royal visit: George Brett appears Wednesday on 'Modern Family' |work=[[KMBC-TV]] |url=https://www.kmbc.com/article/royal-visit-george-brett-appears-wednesday-on-modern-family/19595971}}</ref> whose character on the show is also an avid fan.

Brett appeared as himself in the ''[[Brockmire]]'' episode "Player to Be Named Later", in which he is dating Jules ([[Amanda Peet]]), much to Brockmire's despair; in the episode "Low and Away", Jules informs Brockmire that she and her now-husband Brett are getting a divorce. Series creator Joel Church-Cooper said in a statement, "When I created a show about a fake Kansas City legend, Jim Brockmire, I thought it only appropriate to have him worship the biggest Kansas City legend of them all—George Brett."<ref>{{cite news |last=Grathoff |first=Pete |date=October 17, 2018 |title=Royals Hall of Famer George Brett lands another role as a guest star on TV show |work=[[The Kansas City Star]] |url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article220153755.html |url-status=live |access-date=June 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102185148/https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article220153755.html |archive-date=January 2, 2021}}</ref>

He is also a recurring guest on the podcast ''[[Pardon My Take]]'' which is presented by [[Barstool Sports]].

===Team ownership===
In [[1998 in baseball|1998]], an investor group headed by Brett and his older brother, Bobby, made an unsuccessful bid to purchase the Kansas City Royals. Brett is the principal owner of the [[Tri-City Dust Devils]], the Single-A affiliate of the [[Los Angeles Angels]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tri-City Dust Devils: About |url=https://www.milb.com/tri-city-dust-devils |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102185105/https://www.milb.com/tri-city-dust-devils |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |access-date=May 9, 2008 |website=[[Tri-City Dust Devils]]}}</ref> He and his brother Bobby also co-own the [[Rancho Cucamonga Quakes]], a [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] Single-A partner, and lead ownership groups that control the [[Spokane Chiefs]] of the Western Hockey League,<ref>{{cite web |last=King |first=Patrick |date=May 19, 2008 |title=From MLB to CHL |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/2008/05/19/king_brett_chiefs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529200041/http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/2008/05/19/king_brett_chiefs/ |archive-date=May 29, 2008 |access-date=May 29, 2008 |website=[[Sportsnet]]}}</ref> and the [[West Coast League]]'s [[Bellingham Bells]].<ref>{{cite web |date=March 17, 2009 |title=Brett, brother to buy another team in minors |url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3990869 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102185104/https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3990869 |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |website=[[ESPN]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>