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

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Career

Stevenson attended John F. Kennedy High School in

Fremont, California Fremont is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. Located in the East Bay region of the Bay Area, Fremont has a population of 230,504 as of 2020, making it the fourth most populous city in the Bay Area, behind San Jose, San Fran ...

. In 2014, he attended the

University of Nevada, Reno The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a public land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada. It is the state's flagship public university and primary land grant institution. It was founded on October 12 ...

, where he played

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for the

Nevada Wolfpack The Nevada Wolf Pack are the athletic teams that represent the University of Nevada, Reno. They are part of NCAA's Division I's Mountain West Conference. It was founded on October 24, 1896 with football as the Sagebrushers in Reno, Nevada. ...

. He transferred to Chabot Junior College for 2015 and then to the

University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory. ...

. In 2016, he played

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with the

Cotuit Kettleers The Cotuit Kettleers are a collegiate summer baseball team based in the village of Cotuit, Massachusetts, which is in the southwest corner of the town of Barnstable. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in the lea ...

of the

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. The

Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...

selected Stevenson in the 10th round of the 2018 MLB draft. On July 31, 2019, the Blue Jays traded Stevenson, Aaron Sanchez, and Joe Biagini to the

Houston Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ...

for Derek Fisher. On January 9, 2020, the Astros traded Stevenson and

Peyton Battenfield Peyton Cole Battenfield (born August 10, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cleveland Guardians. Amateur career Battenfield attended Ver ...

to the

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for Austin Pruitt. On July 9, 2022, the Rays traded Stevenson and Christian Fernandez to the

for Christian Bethancourt. The Athletics promoted Stevenson to the major leagues on August 10.

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