Kennie Steenstra
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| Kennie Steenstra | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| May 21, 1998 for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Final game | |
| June 7, 1998 for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Career statistics | |
| ERA | 10.80 |
| Record | 0-0 |
| Strikeouts | 4 |
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Kenneth Gregory Steenstra (Born: October 13, 1970 in Springfield, Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who attended Wichita State University. He was 6'5" tall and he weighed 220 pounds. A righthander, he pitched four games in the Major Leagues for the Chicago Cubs.
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[edit] The Draft
Steenstra was drafted in the 12th round, 331st overall by the Cubs in the 1992 draft.
[edit] Minor Leagues
Steenstra was used almost entirely as a starter in his pre-Major League debut career. In fact, he was used as a reliever only 4 times. He saw quite a bit of success in the minors, with a string of three very successful seasons between 1992 and 1994. In 1992 with the Geneva Cubs and Peoria Chiefs, he went a combined 9-3 with a 1.89 ERA. In 1993, he went 14-6 and in 1994 he went 9-7 with a 2.61 ERA for the Orlando Cubs.
[edit] Major Leagues
On May 21, 1998 at the age of 27, Steenstra made his Major League debut wearing the number 49 for the Cubs. In one inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers, he gave up one hit, one walk, struck out one and surrendered zero runs. Overall, he finished with a 10.80 ERA in 3 1/3 innings, striking out four but giving up two home runs (the first to Javy Lopez and the second to Magglio Ordonez). In total, he gave up seven hits and allowed two runners to steal against him. He played his final game on June 7, 1998. During the 1998 season, Steenstra earned $170,000.
[edit] After the Majors
After his brief stint in the Majors, Steenstra bounced around in the minors until 2002 in the Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners, Arizona Diamondbacks, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles and Florida Marlins organizations. Over the course of his professional career, he was teammates with Pedro Valdes, Dave Swartzbaugh and Mike Hubbard for six professional seasons-longer than any other teammates. After his playing days, he became the pitching coach for the Lincoln Saltdogs in 2004 and the Delmarva Shorebirds in 2005 and 2006. At last check, he resides in Liberty, Missouri.
