Cal Stevenson

Cal Stevenson (born September 12, 1996) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Detroit Tigers organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, and Philadelphia Phillies. Stevenson played college baseball for the University of Nevada, Reno Wolfpack (with whom he was named the 2015 Mountain West Co-Freshman of the Year), Chabot Junior College, and the University of Arizona. The Toronto Blue Jays selected Stevenson in the 10th round of the 2018 MLB draft.

High school and college Stevenson was born in Fremont, California to Jim and Tanya Stevenson, attended and played baseball under his father who was head coach at John F. Kennedy High School in Fremont. He was named all-Mission Valley Athletic League (MVAL) as an outfielder in 2012 and 2013, and as a utility player in 2014 when he also won the MVAL Player of the Year Award. Over the summer he played for the PUF Capitalists in the California Collegiate League (CLL), led the league in batting average, was named first team All-CLL, and was named Nevada's 2014 summer position player of the year. He batted .358(4th in the Mountain West Conference)/.429/.454 in 218 at bats, with 55 runs (4th), 4 triples (2nd), 0 home runs, 25 RBIs, and 10 steals (6th) in 13 attempts. He was named the 2015 Mountain West Co-Freshman of the Year, and a Freshman All-American by Louisville Slugger and Baseball America. That summer he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League, with whom he batted .254/.364/.263 in 118 at bats, with 21 walks (6th in the league), and 10 steals (8th) in 13 attempts.

He then transferred to the University of Arizona, where he was honorable mention All-Pac-12 in 2017, after batting .311/.448(4th in the conference)/.461 in 193 at bats, leading the conference with 61 runs and 48 walks, and stealing five bases without being caught. In 2018 with Arizona he batted .293/.416/.397 in 174 at bats with one home run, 26 RBIs, and 35 walks (9th in the conference) and six sacrifice flies (leading the conference). Stevenson split his debut 2018 campaign between two teams, playing briefly for the rookie-level Gulf Coast Blue Jays, with whom he batted .474/.645/.579 in 19 at bats.

He began the 2019 season with the High-A Dunedin Blue Jays. With them he batted .298(8th in the league)/.388(8th)/.393 in 336 at bats with 59 runs(9th), 4 triples (9th), 5 home runs, 50 RBIs, 50 walks (8th), and 11 stolen bases in 90 games, and was named a Florida State League Post-Season All Star. He played in 23 games for the High-A Fayetteville Woodpeckers down the stretch, posting a slash of .247/.390/.346 in 81 at bats with 18 runs, no home runs, 9 RBIs, and 19 walks. Stevenson did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Stevenson spent the 2021 season with the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits. He slashed .254/.368/.403 in 295 at bats with 9 home runs, 41 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases (7th in the Double-A South) in 94 games.

He began the 2022 season with the Triple-A Durham Bulls. He played in 57 games and hit .265/.376/.353 in 170 at bats with 29 runs, 2 home runs, 17 RBIs, and 9 stolen bases in 11 attempts. He was assigned to the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators upon being acquired, with whom he batted .322/.414/.529 in 87 at bats, with 23 runs, 4 home runs, 19 RBIs, 14 walks, and 7 steals in 8 attempts. He recorded his first career hit that night, an infield single off of Los Angeles Angels reliever Aaron Loup. He played in 23 games for Oakland, hitting .167/.261/.217 in 60 at bats with 5 runs, no home runs, 1 RBI, 8 walks, and 1 stolen base.

In the minor leagues to this point in his career, on defense he had played 186 games in center field, 128 games in left field, and 28 games in right field. Stevenson played in 6 games for San Francisco, going hitless in 9 at-bats while walking 3 times. On May 19, Stevenson was designated for assignment following the promotions of Patrick Bailey and Ryan Walker.

Philadelphia Phillies On May 26, 2023, Stevenson was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies. Stevenson went hitless in two games for the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs before he was designated for assignment on June 1. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple–A on June 7.

Stevenson began 2024 with Triple–A Lehigh Valley, slashing .307/.420/.488 with seven home runs, 39 RBI, and 27 stolen bases over 91 games. On August 9, 2024, Stevenson had his contract selected to the active roster to replace an injured Austin Hays. On September 14, in a game against the New York Mets, Stevenson hit a go-ahead two-run double in the seventh inning and made a spectacular leaping catch to rob a home run in the eighth as the Phillies registered a 6-4 win. In 18 appearances for the Phillies, he batted .250/.333/.375 with 6 RBI and 3 walks.

Stevenson was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley to begin the 2025 season. In five appearances for Philadelphia, he went 2-for-8 (.250) with one RBI. Stevenson was released by the Phillies on August 17, 2025.

Following the 2025 season, Stevenson announced that he would play in the winter league baseball for the Tigres del Licey of the Dominican Professional Baseball League.

Detroit Tigers On January 29, 2026, Stevenson signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. However on February 11, Stevenson signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers.