Steve Clevenger
| Steve Clevenger | |
|---|---|
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| Baltimore Orioles – No. 51 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: April 5, 1986 Baltimore, Maryland | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| September 26, 2011, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Career statistics (through April 13, 2013) | |
| Batting Average | .199 |
| Home Runs | 1 |
| Runs Batted In | 16 |
| Teams | |
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Steven "Steve" Scott Clevenger (born April 5, 1986) is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Baltimore Orioles.
Amateur career
Clevenger, who was raised in Glen Burnie, Maryland, graduated from Mount Saint Joseph High School in 2004. He was the starting shortstop on the school's varsity baseball team which won the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) A Conference championship in his senior year.[1][2]
He hit .347 as a first-team All-Southland Conference shortstop in his only year at Southeastern Louisiana University in 2005.[3] After transferring to Chipola College, he led the Indians with a .395 batting average and 77 hits.[4][5]
Minor Leagues
He was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the seventh round (209th overall) of the 2006 MLB Draft.[6] After signing with the Cubs on June 14,[7] he began his professional career as the starting second baseman with the Boise Hawks. He started making the transition to catcher the following season after Hawks manager Steve McFarland convinced him that a left-handed batter at the position had a better chance of a faster promotion to the majors.[1]
During the 2011 season Clevenger played for the Tennessee Smokies where he batted .295 and hit 5 home runs. He also played for the Iowa Cubs where he batted .407 and hit 3 home runs.[8]
Chicago Cubs
Clevenger was called up to the Cubs from the expanded 40-man roster.[9] He made his major league debut September 26, 2011, however he only played in 2 games during the 2011 season.
Clevenger made the opening day roster during the 2012 season. However, on April 28, Clevenger was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique. Clevenger was hitting .500 in 10 games with 5 doubles as the back-up catcher.[10]
Clevenger finished the 2012 season with a .201 batting average, 1 home run, and 16 RBI's.[11]
Baltimore Orioles
On July 2nd, Clevenger was traded to the Baltimore Orioles.[12]
References
- ^ a b Mills, Keith. "Clevenger Relishes Chance With Cubs," PressBox Baltimore, February 8, 2010.
- ^ Mills, Keith. "Lombardozzi And Clevenger Hit Big Time," PressBox Baltimore, September 20, 2011.
- ^ Southeastern Louisiana University 2012 Baseball Media Guide.
- ^ 2006 Spring Baseball Roster – Chipola College Athletics.
- ^ 2006 Final Season Statistics – Chipola College Athletics.
- ^ 2006 Major League Baseball Draft, Rounds 1–10 – Pro Sports Transactions.
- ^ "Cubs agree to terms with 14 selections from 2006 First-Year Player Draft," Chicago Cubs press release, Wednesday, June 14, 2006.
- ^ http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=C&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=502182
- ^ http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110926&content_id=25234454¬ebook_id=25239944&vkey=notebook_chc&c_id=chc
- ^ Radano, Michael. "Clevenger placed on DL with oblique strain". MLB.com. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
- ^ http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/_/id/30135/steve-clevenger
- ^ https://twitter.com/keithlaw/status/352115008521502720
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)