Steer started at first base and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Orioles.
Steer put the Reds on top with a two-run homer in the fifth inning. It was the 14th homer of the season for Steer, who is on track for a fourth consecutive campaign with at least 20 home runs. Steer continues to be a lineup regular but does not call any one position home.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Out of Tuesday's lineup
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Steer is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Brewers.
Steer started the previous two games but will hit the bench for Tuesday's contest. The 28-year-old has a .125/.200/.292 slash line and 32.5 percent strikeout rate in his past 21 games, dropping his season-long OPS to .734. It's Steer's third absence in Cincinnati's past five games as Noelvi Marte is seeing more consistent playing time in right field.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Absent from lineup
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Steer isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates.
Steer will step out of the lineup after going 1-for-4 with an RBI, a run and three strikeouts Friday. His absence will allow Noelvi Marte to start in right field while batting sixth.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Goes deep in loss
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Steer went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to the Brewers.
Steer made things interesting in the eighth inning, putting the Reds within one run with a two-run blast off Craig Yoho. While the 28-year-old slugger has gone just 10-for-68 in June, six of those hits have been home runs, including three in his past seven games. On the year, Steer is slashing .240/.319/.434 with 13 homers, 33 RBI, 45 runs scored and three steals across 301 plate appearances.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Steer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Steer started the past four games and went 1-for-16 with a homer during that stretch, and his struggles extend beyond that with just one hit in his last eight contests. Noelvi Marte is picking up a start in right field for the series finale versus Arizona.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Ends hitless stretch
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Steer started at second base and went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Padres.
Steer snapped an 0-for-17 stretch with his two-run shot in the fourth inning, his 10th of the season. Steer started the season as an outfield regular but has been deployed mostly as an infielder since early May. Wednesday marked his his ninth start at second base and 10th overall at the keystone. He's also appeared in games at both corner-outfield spots, first base and third base.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Exiting starting nine
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Steer is not in the lineup for Monday's game in San Diego.
Steer is coming off a hitless series this past weekend in St. Louis, so he will get a breather Monday as the Reds continue their road trip. Cincinnati will go with Noelvi Marte in right field and Edwin Arroyo at second base.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Collects two RBI on Saturday
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Steer went 1-for-4 with a two-run double during the Reds' 7-4 loss to the Guardians on Saturday.
Steer gave the Reds a 4-2 lead in the fifth after his double to center field brought both Ke'Bryan Hayes and Elly De La Cruz home. Steer has logged at least one RBI in four of his last six games and is in the midst of a seven-game hitting streak. He's gone 7-for-17 (.412) with two walks, four RBI and seven runs scored over his last four contests.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Goes deep against Houston
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Steer went 1-for-5 with a solo home run during the Reds' 5-0 win over the Astros on Sunday.
Steer extended the Reds' lead to five runs in the sixth after belting a solo home run off Cody Bolton. It was the seventh home run of the season for Steer, who has recorded at least one hit in 12 of his last 13 games. Across that 13-game span, he has gone 14-for-46 (.304) with three home runs and seven RBI.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Idle Saturday
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Steer isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus Minnesota.
Steer will catch a breather Saturday after going 0-for-5 with a pair of strikeouts across his last two games. While he sits, Will Benson, TJ Friedl and Rece Hinds will form Cincinnati's outfield trio.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Launches homer in win
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Steer went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 2-1 win over San Francisco.
Steer's third-inning shot gave the Reds an early lead in a game where offense was at a premium. Cincinnati managed just three hits and two were solo home runs. It was the second homer in three games for Steer, who's fighting back from a 1-for-17 (.059) start to the season. Since then, he's gone 9-for-37 (.243) with three doubles, three home runs and four RBI over 10 contests.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Out of lineup Wednesday
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Steer is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
Steer has gone 1-for-11 with five strikeouts over his last three contests, so he'll get a day off to regroup. Will Benson will cover left field and Noelvi Marte will be in right field as the Reds aim for their sixth straight victory.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Moving around as advertised
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Steer started at first base and went 1-for-4 in Sunday's 3-2 win over Boston.
Steer made his first start of the season at first base after serving as the left fielder Thursday and Saturday. The plan announced this spring, when Steer started at five different positions, was that he would primarily play left field but could also slot in at various spots. In addition to his starting positions thus far, Steer also moved mid-game Saturday to first base and then third base. That roster flexibility helps manager Terry Francona navigate in-game situations, while also ensuring Steer gets a full game of plate appearances.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Makes outfield start
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Steer started in left field and went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored in Saturday's spring game against Kansas City.
Steer is expected to be the team's primary left fielder, but Saturday's start was his first at the position. He played first base in his first six Cactus League games. Sal Stewart started at first base Saturday.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Pegged for utility role
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Steer is expected to play some in the outfield and serve in a super utility role following the Reds' signing of Eugenio Suarez, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.
Suarez and Sal Stewart will soak up most of the at-bats between first base and designated hitter, and Ke'Bryan Hayes will occupy the hot corner. Steer's clearest path to playing time is in left field -- which was his primary position in 2024 -- though the 28-year-old is unlikely to settle in at one spot. He slashed an underwhelming .238/.312/.411 with 21 home runs across 146 regular-season contests in 2025, though Steer's numbers were held back by a dreadful .174/.248/.272 line in April when he played through a shoulder issue.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Gets $4 million from Cincinnati
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The Reds and Steer avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $4 million contract Thursday, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
It's a substantial raise for Steer, who had been in his first year of arbitration eligibility. Steer produced a .238/.312/.411batting line with 21 home runs over 146 regular-season contests in 2025. He will be an everyday player for the Reds in 2026, though his position isn't locked down.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Big role in Friday's win
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Steer went 2-for-3 with a walk, two home runs and three RBI in Friday's 7-4 win over the Cubs.
For the second time in three games, Steer powered the Reds to a victory. On Friday, he hit a solo homer in the fourth inning, and then his two-run shot in the seventh was the go-ahead knock. This outburst came two days after he homered and knocked in five in Wednesday's win over St. Louis. All of this followed a stretch in which Steer missed time due to spasms in his neck.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Feels good after chiropractor visit
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Reds manager Terry Francona said Tuesday that Steer (neck) "feels great" after getting a chiropractic adjustment, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Steer was scratched from Monday's lineup in St. Louis due to neck spasms and remains out of the lineup Tuesday, but it sounds like he could be available off the bench. Sal Stewart is receiving a fourth straight start at first base Tuesday.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Losing out to Sal Stewart
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Steer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
On the bench for the fourth time in five games, Steer appears to have faded into a bench role while the Reds have opened up more opportunities for rookie Sal Stewart, who has produced a .714 OPS since getting called up from Triple-A Louisville on Sept. 1. Over that same two-week stretch, Steer has matched Stewart with a .714 OPS, so Steer could be just one Stewart cold streak away from regaining playing time.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Picks up steal in loss
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Steer went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Friday's 3-0 loss to the Athletics.
Steer has seen his playing time drop recently, with this being just his second start in the last five games, all against right-handed pitchers. Top prospect Sal Stewart has pushed Steer for playing time at first base rather than challenging Matt McLain at second. Steer has gone 5-for-18 (.278) over seven games in September, but it'll be tough for him to produce without a steady role in the lineup. For the season, the 27-year-old has a .237/.308/.396 slash line with 17 home runs, 64 RBI, 61 runs scored and seven steals over 134 games.
