Spencer Steer
| Spencer Steer | |
|---|---|
 Steer with the Wichita Wind Surge in 2021 | |
| Cincinnati Reds – No. 7 | |
| Utility player | |
| Born: December 7, 1997 Long Beach, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 2, 2022, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .245 |
| Home runs | 45 |
| Runs batted in | 186 |
| Teams | |
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Spencer Gordon Steer (born December 7, 1997) is an American professional baseball utility player for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
Amateur career
[edit]Steer attended Millikan High School in Long Beach, California.[1] He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 29th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign and played college baseball at the University of Oregon. In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] Steer was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the third round of the 2019 MLB draft.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Minnesota Twins
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Steer made his professional debut Elizabethton Twins and Cedar Rapids Kernels.[4] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 because the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] He started 2021 with Cedar Rapids before being promoted to the Wichita Wind Surge.[6] Over 110 games between the two teams, Steer slashed .254/.348/.484 with 24 home runs and 66 RBIs.
Cincinnati Reds
[edit]On August 2, 2022, the Twins traded Steer, Steve Hajjar, and Christian Encarnacion-Strand, to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Tyler Mahle.[7]
On September 1, 2022, the Reds selected Steer's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[8] He made his debut the next day, going 2 for 2 with a home run for his first Major League hit, a double, and walking twice. In the 28 games Steer appeared in, he ended the season slashing .211/.306/.326.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Millikan's Spencer Steer named 2016 Dream Team Baseball Player of the Year". June 28, 2016.
- ^ "#20 Spencer Steer". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Oregon baseball's Spencer Steer drafted by Minnesota Twins". Archived from the original on August 9, 2021.
- ^ "Spencer Steer has been bullish at the plate thus far for Cedar Rapids Kernels".
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
- ^ "Trey Cabbage, Spencer Steer Promoted to Wichita".
- ^ Harrigan, Thomas. "Twins add Mahle to rotation in deal with Reds". MLB.com.
- ^ Nightengale, Bobby (September 1, 2022). "Reds promote prospect Spencer Steer and reliever Fernando Cruz as rosters expand". The Enquirer. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "Spencer Steer Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Long Beach, California
- Cedar Rapids Kernels players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Elizabethton Twins players
- Louisville Bats players
- Major League Baseball infielders
- Millikan High School alumni
- Oregon Ducks baseball players
- Orleans Firebirds players
- St. Paul Saints players
- Wichita Wind Surge players