Cal Stevenson

Cal Stevenson (born September 12, 1996) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Cal Stevenson
Oakland Athletics – No. 37
Outfielder
Born: (1996-09-12) September 12, 1996
Fremont, California
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
August 10, 2022, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Batting average.167
Home runs0
Runs batted in1
Teams

Career

Stevenson attended John F. Kennedy High School in Fremont, California. In 2014, he attended the University of Nevada, Reno, where he played college baseball for the Nevada Wolfpack.[1] He transferred to Chabot Junior College for 2015 and then to the University of Arizona.[2] In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3]

Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Stevenson in the 10th round of the 2018 MLB draft. Stevenson split his debut campaign between the rookie-level Gulf Coast Blue Jays and the Bluefield Blue Jays, hitting .369/.511/.523 with 2 home runs, 31 RBI, and 21 stolen bases. He began the 2019 season with the High-A Dunedin Blue Jays, batting .298/.388/.393 with 5 home runs, 50 RBI, and 11 stolen bases in 90 games.

Houston Astros

On July 31, 2019, the Blue Jays traded Stevenson, Aaron Sanchez, and Joe Biagini to the Houston Astros for Derek Fisher.[4] He played in 23 games for the High-A Fayetteville Woodpeckers down the stretch, posting a slash of .247/.390/.346 with no home runs and 9 RBI.

Tampa Bay Rays

On January 9, 2020, the Astros traded Stevenson and Peyton Battenfield to the Tampa Bay Rays for Austin Pruitt.[5] Stevenson did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Stevenson spent the 2021 season with the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits, slashing .254/.368/.403 with 9 home runs, 41 RBI, and 17 stolen bases in 94 games. He began the 2022 season with the Triple-A Durham Bulls, playing in 57 games and hitting .265/.376/.353 with 2 home runs, 17 RBI, and 9 stolen bases.

Oakland Athletics

On July 9, 2022, the Rays traded Stevenson and Christian Fernandez to the Oakland Athletics for Christian Bethancourt.[7] He was assigned to the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators upon being acquired.

The Athletics promoted Stevenson to the major leagues for the first time on August 10.[8]

References
  1. "Wolf Pack's Stevenson making huge impact as freshman". Rgj.com. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
  2. Hansen, Greg. "Cal Stevenson's walk-off a pleasant surprise for Arizona baseball team". Arizona Daily Star.
  3. "#4 Cal Stevenson - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  4. "Astros acquire Greinke, Biagini, Sanchez in multiple trades today". MLB.com.
  5. John Romano (2020-01-10). "Tampa Bay Rays trade pitcher Austin Pruitt to Houston Astros". Tampabay.com. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
  6. "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  7. Swan, Rachel (2022-06-27). "A's trade Christian Bethancourt to Rays for outfield and pitching prospects". Sfchronicle.com. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
  8. "Oakland A's designate Jed Lowrie for assignment, send All-Star Paul Blackburn to IL". 10 August 2022.
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