| Steve Holm | |
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| Free Agent – No. -- | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: October 21, 1979 Sacramento, California |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 4, 2008 for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Career statistics (through 2009 season) |
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| Batting average | .264 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 6 |
| Teams | |
Stephen Robert Holm (born October 21, 1979 in Sacramento, California) is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent.
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Holm attended Sacramento's McClatchy High School, where he played shortstop. He earned 3rd Team All-American honors as a shortstop for Oral Roberts University in 2000.
Holm was drafted by the Giants in the 17th round in 2001. He beat Eliezer Alfonzo and Guillermo Rodríguez to earn a position on the major-league roster in 2008 spring training, but got sent down for Eliezer Alfonzo on July 1, 2008. He got re-called on July 23, 2008.[1]
After playing for a short period of time on the Giants in 2009, he was sent back to Triple-A Fresno. Eli Whiteside then became the back-up catcher when Holm was unable to be re-called. Steve Holm was taken off the 40 man roster to clear room for Matt Downs, who replaced 2nd baseman Emmanuel Burriss.
In December 2010, Holm signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins.
On April 14, 2011, Holm was called up to the major leagues during a Joe Mauer injury. After being sent down, he was designated for assignment on May 15.[2] After the 2011 season, he elected for free agency.[3]