Stephen Joseph Stemle (born May 20, 1977) is a former professional baseball player and was a pitcher for the

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...

. He pitched in 11 major league games over two seasons, and had a career ERA of 8.64. Stemle played his high school ball at New Albany High School, and collegiately at

Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier. It operates regional campuses in Glasgow, Elizabethtow ...

. In 1996, he played

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with the

Chatham A's The Chatham Anglers, more commonly referred to as the Chatham A's and formerly the Chatham Athletics, are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Chatham, Massachusetts. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in t ...

of the

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. He was selected by the

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in the 5th round of the

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. He is now retired due to disk problems in his back and is a pitching coach for

Kentucky Country Day School Kentucky Country Day (KCD) is an independent co-educational college preparatory day school for junior kindergarten through 12th grade located in Louisville, Kentucky. It is located in northeastern Jefferson County on a large suburban campus. ...

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1977 births Living people Kansas City Royals players Palm Beach Cardinals players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Louisville, Kentucky Western Kentucky Hilltoppers baseball players Chatham Anglers players Memphis Redbirds players New Haven Ravens players New Jersey Cardinals players Omaha Royals players Peoria Chiefs players Potomac Cannons players {{Louisville-stub

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