Steer isn't in Cincinnati's lineup for Saturday's game against Pittsburgh.
Steer will get a day to rest Saturday after slashing .190/.301/.365 with six RBI across 73 plate appearances since the start of September. His absence will allow Will Benson to pick up a start in left field and bat ninth.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Reaches 20-homer mark
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Steer went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Tuesday's 6-5 win over Atlanta.
Steer's two-run shot in the seventh inning proved to be the game-winning knock, as Cincinnati completed the comeback from a 5-1 deficit. The home run was Steer's 20th, marking the second consecutive year he's crossed that threshold and giving him his first 20-20 season.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Sets new high for RBI
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Steer went 1-for-4 with a walk, a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 11-1 win over the Twins.
All of Steer's activity occurred during the Reds' nine-run fourth inning. He led off the frame with a walk and scored the first run, then doubled in a pair before trotting home on TJ Friedl's home run. The two runs driven in established a new single-season career high of 88 RBI and were the first in 10 games for Steer, who entered the contest with just three RBI over the previous 17 games. Despite the recent lack of run production, Steer remains Cincinnati's leader in the category.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Logs steal in win
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Steer went 0-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in Monday's 5-3 win over the Astros.
Steer logged his 23rd steal of the season as part of a double steal in the eighth inning. He's batting just .216 in the second half, but Steer's utility keeps him in the starting lineup. He's started at five different positions and batted at seven different spots in the order.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Closing in on 20-20 club
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Steer went 1-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 11-7 win over Toronto.
Steer swatted a two-run home run in the fourth inning, which propelled the Reds' comeback from an early 6-0 deficit. It was his 19th homer of the season to go along with 21 steals, leaving Steer just shy of his first 20-20 season.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Playing first base Sunday
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Steer is starting at first base and batting third against the Reds on Sunday.
After starting in left field for the first two games of the series, Steer will man first base Sunday while Ty France gets a breather. Since the All-Star break, Steer is slashing .198/.267/.363 with three home runs and 15 RBI across 106 plate appearances.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Leaves yard twice, swipes bag
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Steer went 2-for-3 with two home runs, a walk, five RBI and a stolen base Monday against the Cardinals.
After snapping a homerless stretch of 18 games over the weekend, Steer doubled up by taking Sonny Gray deep twice, driving in a season-high five runs to help steer the Reds to victory. It was the 23rd multi-hit effort of the campaign for Steer, who also added a walk and a stolen base that lifted his slash line to .237/.324/.433 with 18 homers, 74 RBI, 60 runs and 19 steals across 485 plate appearances.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Snaps homer drought
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Steer went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 8-3 loss to the Brewers.
Steer turned on the first pitch he saw to lead off the seventh inning with his 16th home run of the season. It was the first homer in 19 games for Steer, who's experienced a cold second half. He batted .141/.179/.234 over the first 16 games following the All-Star break before logging a pair of two-hit games Thursday and Friday.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Heading to bench Wednesday
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Steer is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
Steer has went without a hit in his last three games and has gone 1-for-22 over his last six contests, so he'll be given Wednesday off to clear his head. He had been in the lineup for every game dating back to May 22 but will see a streak of 64 consecutive starts come to an end. Santiago Espinal will take his spot in left field.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Expected to move to LF
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Steer is expected to move to left field once Ty France joins the Reds, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.
Cincinnati acquired France on Monday, but he's not yet with the club. He is expected to be the team's primary first baseman. Collectively, the Reds' first basemen are batting .216 (24th in MLB) with a .631 OPS (28th), although that isn't the fault of Steer, who has played 53 games there in 2024; underperforming players like Christian Encarnacion-Strand (wrist, 60-day IL) and Jeimer Candelario are the main culprits. Bringing in France allows manager David Bell to deploy Steer in left field, which has been another unproductive spot in the lineup.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Picks up 17th steal
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Steer went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's 7-1 win over the Cubs.
Steer continues to impress with his wheels as he doubled and stole third, then came around to score on a wild pitch in the third inning. It's the first time this season that Steer steals a base in back-to-back games. The 26-year-old is on pace for a 20-20 season with 15 homers, 64 RBI and a .756 OPS through 104 games.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Drives in three in win
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Steer went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, three RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 9-4 win over Atlanta.
Steer bookended Cincinnati's scoring. He drove in the Reds' first run with a first-inning triple then doubled home the team's eighth and ninth runs in the fourth. The three RBI gave him a team-leading 64 for the season, which ranks 18th in MLB.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Puts team on board early
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Steer went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 10-6 win over the Marlins.
Steer popped a leadoff homer in the bottom of the second inning to put the Reds ahead early. The home run was his 15th of the season and fifth over the last 10 games. Following a slow start, Steer's bat has come alive since June 1, as the third baseman has posted a line of .276/.337/.520 with nine home runs, 10 doubles and 25 RBI over 39 contests.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Stays hot in win
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Steer went 2-for-5 with a double, a two-run homer and two runs scored in Thursday's win over the Cardinals.
Steer hit a leadoff double in the third inning before coming around to score Cincinnati's third run of the contest, adding a two-run shot off Miles Mikolas in the following frame. The 26-year-old has recorded multiple hits in three of his last four games, tallying six RBI over that stretch. Steer's batting .286 in June with four homers, 16 RBI and 11 runs scored.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Drives in three in win
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Steer went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a run scored in Monday's 11-5 win over Pittsburgh.
Steer sparked the Reds' offense with a two-run double in the fourth inning, then singled in a run as part of the team's four-run sixth. Following a 13-game stretch in which he had just three RBI, Steer has knocked in five over the last three games. He leads Cincinnati with 48 RBI, which ranks 20th overall in MLB.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Logs steal in loss
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Steer went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to Cleveland.
Steer recorded his 12th steal in 65 games, putting him on pace to surpass the 15 he had over 156 games in 2023. Speed was not a hallmark to his game in the minors, but the running Reds have changed that. On an unrelated note, the team received news that first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand is mulling season-ending wrist surgery. That means Steer, who has been the primary fill-in for Encarnacion-Strand in recent weeks, may continue on as Cincinnati's regular at first base.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Settling into groove at plate
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Steer went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored in Monday's 13-3 win over Colorado.
After a rough May in which he posted a .176 average and .629 OPS, Steer has gotten off to a strong start to June. He's delivered multiple hits in all three games on the month, going 8-for-14. Steer's recent form is reminiscent of his body of work early in the season, when he hit .324/.435/.563 with 18 RBI over his first 20 games.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Knocks fifth home run
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Steer went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer, a walk and two runs scored in Friday's win over the Dodgers.
Steer got the Reds' offense started with a three-run blast in the first inning. He snapped a 17-game homerless drought, during which he'd posted an unsightly .527 OPS. Despite a terrific start to 2024 (1.264 OPS through 11 games), Steer now owns a .227/.343/.390 slash line with 17 extra-base hits through 204 plate appearances.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Out again Tuesday
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Steer (ankle) remains out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres.
Steer was held out of Sunday's game with an ankle injury and remains out of action after Monday's off day. The good news is Steer said Tuesday that he's feeling better and expects to be available off the bench, just as he was Sunday when he served in a pinch-hit capacity, per Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Taking seat Sunday
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Steer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
Steer is mired in an 0-for-16 slump and will head to the bench Sunday. Will Benson will shift to left field for the series finale in Los Angeles while Stuart Fairchild and Jake Fraley start in center and right, respectively.
