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Cal Stevenson
Philadelphia Phillies
Outfielder
Born: (1996-09-12) September 12, 1996 (age 27)
Fremont, California, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
August 10, 2022, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.145
Home runs0
Runs batted in1
Teams

Cal Stevenson (born September 12, 1996) is an American

2018 MLB draft
.

High school and college

Stevenson was born in Fremont, California to Jim and Tanya Stevenson, attended and played baseball under his father who was head coach at John F. Kennedy High School in Fremont.[1][2][3] He was named all-Mission Valley Athletic League (MVAL) as an outfielder in 2012 and 2013, and as a utility player in 2014 when he also won the MVAL Player of the Year Award.[1][4] Over the summer he played for the PUF Capitalists in the California Collegiate League (CLL), led the league in batting average, was named first team All-CLL, and was named Nevada's 2014 summer position player of the year.[1]

In 2014, he attended the

Louisville Slugger and Baseball America.[4] In the summer of 2015, he played for the Duluth Huskies in the Northwoods League, batting .326/.481(leading the league)/.393 in 178 at bats, with 4 triples (4th), one home runs, 41 RBIs, 53 walks (2nd), and 16 stolen bases in 21 attempts.[1]

He transferred to

CCCAA in 2016 after batting .287/.432/.377 in 167 at bats with 57 runs (leading the league), five triples (4th), no home runs, 26 RBIs, 40 walks (2nd), and 21 stolen bases (6th) in 25 attempts.[7][8] That summer he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League, with whom he batted .254/.364/.263 in 118 at bats, with 21 walks (6th in the league), and 10 steals (8th) in 13 attempts.[9]

He then transferred to the

left field, and pitched in three games.[1]

Professional career

Toronto Blue Jays

The

Gulf Coast Blue Jays, with whom he batted .474/.645/.579 in 19 at bats.[12] And playing the bulk of the season for the Bluefield Blue Jays, with whom he was named an Appalachian League Post-Season All Star, hit .359(4th in the Appalachian League)/.494(2nd)/.518 in 195 at bats, and led the league with 65 runs and 53 walks, with 13 doubles (7th), 6 triples (3rd), 2 home runs, 29 RBIs, with 20 stolen bases in 22 attempts.[12] He was named an MiLB Organization All Star.[12]

He began the 2019 season with the High-A Dunedin Blue Jays. With them he batted .298(8th in the league)/.388(8th)/.393 in 336 at bats with 59 runs(9th), 4 triples (9th), 5 home runs, 50 RBIs, 50 walks (8th), and 11 stolen bases in 90 games, and was named a Florida State League Post-Season All Star.[12]

Houston Astros

On July 31, 2019, the Blue Jays traded Stevenson and pitchers Aaron Sanchez and Joe Biagini to the Houston Astros for outfielder Derek Fisher.[13] He played in 23 games for the High-A Fayetteville Woodpeckers down the stretch, posting a slash of .247/.390/.346 in 81 at bats with 18 runs, no home runs, 9 RBIs, and 19 walks.[6]

Tampa Bay Rays

On January 9, 2020, the Astros traded Stevenson and pitcher Peyton Battenfield to the Tampa Bay Rays for pitcher Austin Pruitt.[14] Stevenson did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

Stevenson spent the 2021 season with the Double-A

Double-A South) in 94 games.[16]

He began the 2022 season with the Triple-A Durham Bulls. He played in 57 games and hit .265/.376/.353 in 170 at bats with 29 runs, 2 home runs, 17 RBIs, and 9 stolen bases in 11 attempts.[16]

Oakland Athletics

On July 9, 2022, the Rays traded Stevenson and Christian Fernandez to the Oakland Athletics for Christian Bethancourt.[17] He was assigned to the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators upon being acquired, with whom he batted .322/.414/.529 in 87 at bats, with 23 runs, 4 home runs, 19 RBIs, 14 walks, and 7 steals in 8 attempts.[6]

The Athletics promoted Stevenson to the major leagues for the first time on August 10.[18] He recorded his first career hit that night, an infield single off of Los Angeles Angels reliever Aaron Loup.[19] He played in 23 games for Oakland, hitting .167/.261/.217 in 60 at bats with 5 runs, no home runs, 1 RBI, 8 walks, and 1 stolen base.[6]

He began the 2023 season with the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators, hitting .348/.483/.435 in 23 at bats with 7 runs, 2 RBIs and 3 stolen bases without being caught in 7 games.[6] On April 14, 2023, he was designated for assignment after Tyler Wade’s contract was selected.[20]

In the minor leagues to this point in his career, on defense he had played 186 games in center field, 128 games in left field, and 28 games in right field.[6] On offense he had hit .294/.409/.420 in 1,471 plate appearances with 260 runs, more walks (240) than strikeouts (222), and 70 steals in 88 attempts.[6]

San Francisco Giants

On April 19, 2023, Stevenson was traded to the

Patrick Bailey and Ryan Walker.[22]

Philadelphia Phillies

On May 26, 2023, Stevenson was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies.[23] Stevenson went hitless in two games for the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs before he was designated for assignment on June 1.[24][25] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple–A on June 7.[26]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Cal Stevenson - Baseball". University of Nevada Athletics.
  2. ^ "OSDB - Cal Stevenson - San Francisco Giants". Online Sports Database.
  3. ^ a b "Cal Stevenson Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  4. ^ a b "Cal Stevenson - Baseball". University of Arizona Athletics.
  5. ^ "Wolf Pack's Stevenson making huge impact as freshman". Rgj.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Cal Stevenson Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. ^ "California Community College Baseball Coaches Association". California Community College Baseball Coaches Association.
  8. ^ "Cal Stevenson - Stats". The Baseball Cube.
  9. ^ "#4 Cal Stevenson - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  10. ^ Hansen, Greg. "Cal Stevenson's walk-off a pleasant surprise for Arizona baseball team". Arizona Daily Star.
  11. ^ "Cal Stevenson - Stats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com.
  12. ^ a b c d "Cal Stevenson Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com.
  13. ^ "Astros acquire Greinke, Biagini, Sanchez in multiple trades today". MLB.com.
  14. ^ John Romano (January 10, 2020). "Tampa Bay Rays trade pitcher Austin Pruitt to Houston Astros". Tampabay.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  15. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  16. ^ a b "2021 Double-A South Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
  17. ^ Swan, Rachel (June 27, 2022). "A's trade Christian Bethancourt to Rays for outfield and pitching prospects". Sfchronicle.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  18. ^ "Oakland A's designate Jed Lowrie for assignment, send All-Star Paul Blackburn to IL". August 10, 2022.
  19. ^ "This A's prospect's 1st hit was a homecoming". mlb.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  20. ^ "Lindor hits grand slam, drives in 7 as Mets beat A's 17-6". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  21. ^ "Giants' Cal Stevenson: Traded to Giants". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  22. ^ "Giants' Cal Stevenson: Designated for assignment". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  23. ^ "Phillies' Cal Stevenson: Claimed off waivers by Philly". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  24. ^ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/06/phillies-designate-cal-stevenson-for-assignment.html
  25. ^ "Phillies' Cal Stevenson: Designated for assignment". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  26. ^ "Phillies' Cal Stevenson: Outrighted after clearing waivers". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.

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