Before his baseball career ended, Stevens played for the Kintetsu Buffaloes, Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos and Cleveland Indians.\n', '

The California Angels selected Stevens out of Lawrence High School in Kansas in the first round (22nd overall) of the 1986 amateur draft. Rick Sutcliffe had been the only other high school player from the Kansas City area selected in the first round of the draft.\n', '

Stevens first played at the major-league level with the Angels between 1990 and 1992. After about 200 at bats in the 1992 season, Stevens was struggling with less than a .200 batting average and manager Buck Rodgers did not think that he was open to receiving help. Working with hitting instructor Rod Carew, Stevens adjusted his batting stance to keep his bat on his shoulder. He hit .395 for the month of August. He finished the season with a .221 batting average and seven home runs.\n', '

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