Steven Lerud

Steven Lerud
Lerud making his major league debut on August 30, 2012
Catcher
Born: (1984-10-13) October 13, 1984 (age 40)
Reno, Nevada
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 30, 2012, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last appearance
June 17, 2013, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average.133
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
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Teams

Steven James Lerud (born October 13, 1984) is an American former professional baseball catcher, who is currently a manager in the Chicago Cubs organization. During his playing days, he briefly played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (2012–2013).[1]

Early life

Steven Lerud was born in Reno, Nevada. Lerud attended to Galena High School, in Reno, Nevada.[2]

Career

Pittsburgh Pirates

Lerud was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the 2003 MLB Draft.[3] On November 9, 2009, he elected free agency.

Kansas City Royals

On December 7, 2009, he signed a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals.

Baltimore Orioles

Lerud was acquired by the Baltimore Orioles on March 27, 2010. He elected free agency on November 6, 2010 and re-signed on a minor league deal on December 26, 2010. Lerud elected free agency again on November 2, 2011.

Philadelphia Phillies

On December 9, 2011, Lerud signed a minor league deal with the Phillies, who promoted him to the big leagues on August 24, 2012.[4] He appeared in 3 MLB games in 2012, batting .200, in 10 at-bats.[5] Lerud was subsequently dropped from the 40-man roster after the end of that season, but signed a 2013 minor league contract with the Phillies' organization. He appeared in 6 major league games with the Phillies in 2013, going hitless in 5 at-bats.[5] Lerud elected free agency on October 1, 2013.

Atlanta Braves

He signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves on November 11, 2013 and received a non-roster invitation to Major League spring training.[6]

Washington Nationals

On January 12, 2015 Lerud signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals he was assigned to Triple–A Syracuse Chiefs the same day. He elected free agency on November 7.

Seattle Mariners

On February 3, 2016, Lerud signed a minor league deal with the Seattle Mariners and received an invite to spring training.[7] He was released by the Mariners on April 7.

San Francisco Giants

On April 27, 2016, Lerud signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization. In 60 games for the Triple–A Sacramento River Cats, he batted .229/.385/.288 with one home run and 19 RBI. Lerud elected free agency following the season on November 7.[8]

Texas Rangers

On January 5, 2017, Lerud signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers that included an invitation to spring training. He did not appear in a game for the organization and elected free agency following the season on November 6.[9]

Coaching career

On January 19, 2018, Lerud was named as manager of the Minor League Baseball (MiLB) Low–A Eugene Emeralds, a Northwest League affiliate of the Chicago Cubs.[10] In 2019, Lerud was named as manager for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the High–A affiliate for the Cubs.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Steven Lerud Stats". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "C Steve Lerud: 111th Former 'Dad to Big Leagues". Minor League Baseball. August 25, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Parks, Chris (January 14, 2020). "Lerud to return, rest of 2020 Pelicans staff announced". WBTW. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Gelb, Matt (August 24, 2012). "Steven Lerud is new backup catcher". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Steven Lerud Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  6. ^ "Braves announce Non-Roster Invitees". braves.com. January 13, 2014. Archived from the original on January 14, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  7. ^ "Major League Baseball Transactions". Major League Baseball.
  8. ^ "Minor League Free Agents 2016". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  9. ^ "Minor League Free Agents 2017". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Ems bring in new manager, coaching staff for next season". registerguard.com. January 19, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.