| Spencer Steer | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 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 2023 season) | |
| Batting average | .263 |
| Home runs | 25 |
| Runs batted in | 94 |
| 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.
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]
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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.
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]