| Spencer Steer | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Steer with the Reds in 2025 | |
| Cincinnati Reds – No. 7 | |
| Utility player | |
| Born: (1997-12-07)December 7, 1997 (age 27) Long Beach, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 2, 2022, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Batting average | .243 |
| Home runs | 66 |
| Runs batted in | 261 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Spencer Gordon Steer (born December 7, 1997) is an American professionalbaseballutility player for theCincinnati Reds ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
Steer attendedMillikan High School inLong Beach, California.[1] He was drafted by theCleveland Indians in the 29th round of the2016 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign and playedcollege baseball at theUniversity of Oregon. In 2018, he playedcollegiate summer baseball with theOrleans Firebirds of theCape Cod Baseball League.[2] Steer was selected by theMinnesota Twins in the third round of the2019 MLB draft.[3]
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Steer made his professional debut with theElizabethton Twins andCedar Rapids Kernels.[4] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 because the season was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[5] He started 2021 with Cedar Rapids before being promoted to theWichita Wind Surge.[6] Over 110 games between the two teams, Steer slashed .254/.348/.484 with 24 home runs and 66 RBIs.
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On August 2, 2022, the Twins traded Steer, Steve Hajjar, andChristian Encarnacion-Strand, to theCincinnati Reds in exchange forTyler 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 ahome 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]
In 2023, Steer played 73 games at first base, 48 games in the outfield, 47 games at third base, and 16 games at second base. Over 156 games, he hit .271 with 23 home runs, 15 stolen bases, 74 runs, and 86 RBI.
In 2024, Steer played 102 games in the outfield, 63 games at first base, 7 games at second base, and 1 game at shortstop. He suffered a steep drop in batting average from .271 to .225, but hit 20 home runs and stole 25 bases.
On June 27, 2025, Steer hit his first career three-home run game against theSan Diego Padres and became the first Reds player with a 3-HR game sinceJesse Winker in 2021.[10]