Steve Dunn (baseball 1990s)

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For the 19th century MLB player, see Steve Dunn.

Steven Robert Dunn (born April 18, 1970 in Champaign, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the 1988 amateur draft, and played for the Twins in 1994 and 1995.

In nine minor league seasons (1988-1996) Dunn put up consistently good numbers each year, and had a total of 110 home runs, 587 runs batted in, and a .283 batting average. Both in 1994 and 1995 he hit over .300 for the Salt Lake Buzz of the Pacific Coast League, earning call-ups to Minnesota.

He made his major league debut on May 3, 1994, starting a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at County Stadium. He went 2-for-4 with a single against Bill Wegman and a double against Mike Fetters. The Twins lost, however, 7-6.

In a total of 19 big league games he hit .195 (8-for-41) with five doubles and four RBI. In 15 appearances at first base he had a fielding percentage of .990. The Twins released Dunn on November 20, 1995 and he signed with the Cleveland Indians before the 1996 season. He hit .290 in 92 games for the Buffalo Bisons of the American Association, but never again reached the major league level.