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Born
1967 (59 years old)
Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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First Baseman

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DeWain Lee Stevens (born July 10, 1967) is an American former first baseman and designated hitter in Major League Baseball. Drafted by the California Angels in 1986, he debuted for them in 1990, and also played for the Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos and Cleveland Indians over parts of ten major league seasons between 1990 and 2002. He also played for the Kintetsu Buffaloes in Nippon Professional Baseball.

Biography
The California Angels selected Stevens out of Lawrence High School in Kansas in the first round (22nd overall) of the 1986 amateur draft. Rick Sutcliffe had been the only other high school player from the Kansas City area selected in the first round of the draft.

Stevens first played at the major-league level with the Angels between 1990 and 1992. A highly regarded prospect, the Angels considered him heir apparent to popular first baseman Wally Joyner; however, in parts of three major seasons he hit only .225 with little power. Stevens also batted .314 with 19 home runs for the Triple A Edmonton Trappers in 1991.

After about 200 at bats with the Angels in the 1992 season, Stevens was struggling with less than a .200 batting average and manager Buck Rodgers did not think he was open to receiving help. Working with hitting instructor Rod Carew, Stevens adjusted his batting stance to keep his bat on his shoulder. He hit .395 for the month of August and finished the season with a .221 batting average and seven home runs.

Traded to the Toronto Blue Jays organization the following January, Stevens spent the 1993 season in the minor leagues with the Class AAA Syracuse Chiefs of the International League. In 116 games, Stevens batted .264 with 14 home runs, though was not promoted to the major leagues that year. He signed with the Kintetsu Buffaloes in Japan after the 1993 season; he would get $425,000 for 1994, with an option for a second year. He hit 20 or more home runs in each of two seasons with the team.

After an American Association MVP season in 1996 where he hit 32 home runs, Stevens resurfaced with the Texas Rangers. He played in 27 games during the second half of that season. Though his role with the team was uncertain, Stevens took advantage of the opportunity to fill in for Will Clark and other injured Rangers. He hit .300 and had the first of five consecutive 20 home run seasons. Stevens played with the Montreal Expos from 2000 to the middle of the 2002 season, when he was traded to the Cleveland Indians with three minor league prospects (Cliff Lee, Brandon Phillips and Grady Sizemore) in exchange for Bartolo Colón and Tim Drew.

In 2003, Stevens was playing with the Indianapolis Indians, the Class AAA affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. He was hitting .281 in 18 games when he decided to retire from baseball.

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Kintetsu Buffaloes	1994-1995	Permanent	-	-
Texas Rangers	1996-1999	Permanent	-	-

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	Positions Played	MLB	2002	3H7/9D
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	2002	0
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	2002	4
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	2002	0
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	2002	0
	GIDP	MLB	2002	5
	Total Bases	MLB	2002	58
	Rbat+	MLB	2002	80
	rOBA	MLB	2002	.304
	OPS+	MLB	2002	77
	OPS	MLB	2002	.664
	SLG	MLB	2002	.379
	OBP	MLB	2002	.285
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	2002	.222
	Strikeouts	MLB	2002	32
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	2002	15
	Caught Stealing	MLB	2002	0
	Stolen Bases	MLB	2002	0
	Runs Batted In	MLB	2002	26
	Home Runs	MLB	2002	5
	Triples	MLB	2002	1
	Doubles	MLB	2002	7
	Hits	MLB	2002	34
	Runs Scored	MLB	2002	22
	At Bats	MLB	2002	153
	Plate Appearances	MLB	2002	172
	Games Played	MLB	2002	53
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	2002	0.3
	Positions Played	MLB	1999	*3/DH
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1999	10
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1999	7
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1999	0
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1999	0
	GIDP	MLB	1999	19
	Total Bases	MLB	1999	251
	Rbat+	MLB	1999	100
	rOBA	MLB	1999	.359
	OPS+	MLB	1999	106
	OPS	MLB	1999	.829
	SLG	MLB	1999	.485
	OBP	MLB	1999	.344
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1999	.282
	Strikeouts	MLB	1999	132
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1999	52
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1999	3
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1999	2
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1999	81
	Home Runs	MLB	1999	24
	Triples	MLB	1999	1
	Doubles	MLB	1999	31
	Hits	MLB	1999	146
	Runs Scored	MLB	1999	76
	At Bats	MLB	1999	517
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1999	576
	Games Played	MLB	1999	146
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1999	1.3
	Positions Played	MLB	1998	D3H/9
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1998	4
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1998	1
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1998	0
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1998	0
	GIDP	MLB	1998	6
	Total Bases	MLB	1998	176
	Rbat+	MLB	1998	105
	rOBA	MLB	1998	.357
	OPS+	MLB	1998	110
	OPS	MLB	1998	.836
	SLG	MLB	1998	.512
	OBP	MLB	1998	.324
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1998	.265
	Strikeouts	MLB	1998	93
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1998	31
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1998	2
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1998	0
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1998	59
	Home Runs	MLB	1998	20
	Triples	MLB	1998	4
	Doubles	MLB	1998	17
	Hits	MLB	1998	91
	Runs Scored	MLB	1998	52
	At Bats	MLB	1998	344
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1998	376
	Games Played	MLB	1998	120
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1998	0.8
	Positions Played	MLB	1997	3DH9/7
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1997	2
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1997	3
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1997	1
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1997	1
	GIDP	MLB	1997	18
	Total Bases	MLB	1997	219
	Rbat+	MLB	1997	115
	rOBA	MLB	1997	.373
	OPS+	MLB	1997	114
	OPS	MLB	1997	.850
	SLG	MLB	1997	.514
	OBP	MLB	1997	.336
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1997	.300
	Strikeouts	MLB	1997	83
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1997	23
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1997	3
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1997	1
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1997	74
	Home Runs	MLB	1997	21
	Triples	MLB	1997	2
	Doubles	MLB	1997	24
	Hits	MLB	1997	128
	Runs Scored	MLB	1997	58
	At Bats	MLB	1997	426
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1997	454
	Games Played	MLB	1997	137
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1997	1.0
	Positions Played	MLB	1996	3/H7
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1996	0
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1996	1
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1996	0
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1996	1
	GIDP	MLB	1996	2
	Total Bases	MLB	1996	35
	Rbat+	MLB	1996	74
	rOBA	MLB	1996	.325
	OPS+	MLB	1996	80
	OPS	MLB	1996	.739
	SLG	MLB	1996	.449
	OBP	MLB	1996	.291
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1996	.231
	Strikeouts	MLB	1996	22
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1996	6
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1996	0
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1996	0
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1996	12
	Home Runs	MLB	1996	3
	Triples	MLB	1996	3
	Doubles	MLB	1996	2
	Hits	MLB	1996	18
	Runs Scored	MLB	1996	6
	At Bats	MLB	1996	78
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1996	86
	Games Played	MLB	1996	27
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1996	0.2
	Positions Played	MLB	1992	3H/D
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1992	6
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1992	2
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1992	1
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1992	1
	GIDP	MLB	1992	4
	Total Bases	MLB	1992	109
	Rbat+	MLB	1992	75
	rOBA	MLB	1992	.294
	OPS+	MLB	1992	78
	OPS	MLB	1992	.637
	SLG	MLB	1992	.349
	OBP	MLB	1992	.288
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1992	.221
	Strikeouts	MLB	1992	64
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1992	29
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1992	4
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1992	1
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1992	37
	Home Runs	MLB	1992	7
	Triples	MLB	1992	0
	Doubles	MLB	1992	19
	Hits	MLB	1992	69
	Runs Scored	MLB	1992	25
	At Bats	MLB	1992	312
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1992	345
	Games Played	MLB	1992	106
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1992	-0.5
	Positions Played	MLB	1991	3/97
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1991	2
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1991	1
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1991	1
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1991	0
	GIDP	MLB	1991	0
	Total Bases	MLB	1991	24
	Rbat+	MLB	1991	100
	rOBA	MLB	1991	.321
	OPS+	MLB	1991	113
	OPS	MLB	1991	.768
	SLG	MLB	1991	.414
	OBP	MLB	1991	.354
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1991	.293
	Strikeouts	MLB	1991	12
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1991	6
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1991	2
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1991	1
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1991	9
	Home Runs	MLB	1991	0
	Triples	MLB	1991	0
	Doubles	MLB	1991	7
	Hits	MLB	1991	17
	Runs Scored	MLB	1991	8
	At Bats	MLB	1991	58
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1991	66
	Games Played	MLB	1991	18
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1991	0.0
	Positions Played	MLB	1990	3/H
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1990	3
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1990	3
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1990	2
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1990	0
	GIDP	MLB	1990	8
	Total Bases	MLB	1990	84
	Rbat+	MLB	1990	68
	rOBA	MLB	1990	.285
	OPS+	MLB	1990	73
	OPS	MLB	1990	.613
	SLG	MLB	1990	.339
	OBP	MLB	1990	.275
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1990	.214
	Strikeouts	MLB	1990	75
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1990	22
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1990	1
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1990	1
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1990	32
	Home Runs	MLB	1990	7
	Triples	MLB	1990	0
	Doubles	MLB	1990	10
	Hits	MLB	1990	53
	Runs Scored	MLB	1990	28
	At Bats	MLB	1990	248
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1990	275
	Games Played	MLB	1990	67
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1990	-0.5

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