Steven Russell Trout (born July 30, 1957) is an American former professional

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who played

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(MLB) during the 1980s. He is the son of former

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pitcher

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. He had the nickname "

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Career

Chicago White Sox

After attending

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, Trout was drafted by the

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in the first round of the 1976 MLB draft.Steve Trout
Baseball-Reference.com, Retrieved on June 22, 2007 He played three years in the minor leagues before joining the White Sox and pitching in his first MLB game on July 1, 1978 against the Minnesota Twins.

Chicago Cubs

Before the season, Trout was traded to the Chicago Cubs along with

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for Scott Fletcher,

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, and

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. Trout had 32 starts in his first season with the Cubs, going 10-14 with a 4.65

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. The following season in , he stayed in the Cubs rotation, pitching along with

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, and

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. They led the Cubs to 96 victories and their first trip to the playoffs in 39 years. Steve pitched the Cubs home opener on April 13 against the

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, pitching a complete game and allowing just two hits in the 11-2 victory. On May 30, Trout took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the

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that was broken up by

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. Trout finished the season with a 13-7 record in 31 starts, posting a 3.41 ERA. Steve pitched effectively in the

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against the

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, going 8.1 innings for the victory in Game 2, which put the Cubs one victory away from their first

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since 1945. He pitched in relief in the series-deciding Game 5 in San Diego, which the Cubs lost."Steve Trout", Cubs Official 1985 Yearbook, Published by Woodford Associates Trout started strong in with a 6-1 record through June 8, until ulnar nerve problems caused him to miss time on the disabled list, as he was only able to make nine starts for the remainder of the season Trout was traded in to the

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, for

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, and

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New York Yankees

Trout's acquisition by the

in a mid-season trade proved to be a disastrous trade for the Yankees. Though his last two starts with the Cubs were complete game shutouts, and his ERA was one of the best in the National League, with the Yankees he proved unable to locate the strike zone. He walked 37 batters and threw nine wild pitches in 46 innings and lasted an average of only four innings a start in his nine starts Yankee starts. The Yankees traded Trout to Seattle after the 1987 season, paying the Mariners over one million dollars to offset some of Trout's substantial salary.

Seattle Mariners

Trout was traded to the Mariners before the season with

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in exchange for

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, and

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. He pitched infrequently over the next season and a half before being released by the team.

Retirement

Trout runs a baseball clinic from his home in

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from November through April. It is open to all ages. In 2002, he authored a book about his and his father

's baseball lives called ''Home Plate: The Journey of the Most Flamboyant Father and Son Pitching Combination in Major League History''. He has been a pitching coach for the

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of the

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and Chicago's

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of the

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. On January 25, 2008, it was announced that Trout would be the manager of the Texarkana Gunslingers for their inaugural season Moloka'i High School in

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hired Trout in March 2010 to be its head coach. Trout answered an ad in the local newspaper. He started the Chicago-based Trout Baseball Academy in 2015 and conducts baseball camps for children throughout the year. Trout recently co-wrote a children's illustration book called ''Loosey-Goosey Baseball'' that is available for purchase on his website. According to the ''

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'' in 2015, Trout sued a North Side baseball camp claiming the camp unlawfully used his name in the source code of their website for monetary gains.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trout, Steve 1957 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Appleton Foxes players Baseball players from Michigan Calgary Cannons players Chicago Cubs players Chicago White Sox players Gulf Coast White Sox players Iowa Oaks players Knoxville Sox players Louisville Redbirds players Major League Baseball pitchers New York Yankees players Peoria Chiefs players Seattle Mariners players Baseball players from Detroit

Career

Chicago White Sox

Chicago Cubs

New York Yankees

Seattle Mariners

Retirement

See also

References

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