Steve Connelly

{{for|the fictional character|Steve Connelly (The Young and the Restless)}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Steve Connelly

| team =

| number =

| position = Pitcher

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|4|27}}

| birth_place = Long Beach, California, U.S.

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = June 28

| debutyear = 1998

| debutteam = Oakland Athletics

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = July 24

| finalyear = 1998

| finalteam = Oakland Athletics

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Win–loss record

| stat1value = 0–0

| stat2label = Earned run average

| stat2value = 1.93

| stat3label = Strikeouts

| stat3value = 1

| teams =

Oakland Athletics ({{mlby|1998}})

}}

Steven Lee Connelly (born April 27, 1974) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and the current pitching coach for the Las Vegas Aviators, the Triple-A affiliate of Oakland Athletics. He played for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball during the {{Baseball year|1998}} season.

Early life

Connelly was born in Long Beach, California and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. Upon graduation Connelly was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates but chose instead to attend the University of Oklahoma where he helped contribute to the 1994 National Championship team. In 1994, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite news | last =Corbellini | first =Chris | title = Potent Pitching And Walker's Bat Propel Y-D Sox Toward the Top | pages = 22 | newspaper = Yarmouth Register | location = Yarmouth, MA | date = June 23, 1994 | url = http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/Yarmouth/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=DPLTR%2F1994%2F06%2F23&id=Ar02200&sk=2EFD7608&viewMode=image }}

Playing career

Steve Connelly was drafted in the 24th round by the Oakland Athletics in the 1995 amateur draft, Connelly spent 4 years within the Oakland organization.{{cite web |url=http://www.uahchargers.com/coaches.aspx?path=&rc=73 |title=UAH Chargers Athletics - 2013 Baseball Coaching Staff |website=www.uahchargers.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208062036/http://www.uahchargers.com/coaches.aspx?path=&rc=73 |archive-date=2015-12-08}} Placed on waivers after the 1998 season, Connelly spent the next 5 seasons within the San Francisco Giants' organization before ending a 9-year professional career.

Coaching career

In 2014, Connelly began his coaching career with the Vermont Lake Monsters. In 2015, he coached the Beloit Snappers. In 2016, Connelly was named as the pitching coach for the Stockton Ports.{{Cite web|url=http://nbcbayarea.csnbayarea.com/athletics/announce-2016-minor-league-coaching-assignments|title=A's announce 2016 minor league coaching assignments|date=23 November 2015}} He was promoted to the Midland RockHounds for the 2018 season.{{cite web|last=Lockard|first=Melissa|url=http://oaklandclubhouse.com/changes-abound-oakland-athletics-2018-milb-coaching-staffs/|title=Changes abound for Oakland Athletics 2018 MiLB coaching staffs|website=Oakland Clubhouse|date=December 5, 2017|access-date=December 5, 2017}}