Steve Decker

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Steve Decker

|position=Catcher

|team=

|number=

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1965|10|25}}

|birth_place=Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 18

|debutyear=1990

|debutteam=San Francisco Giants

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=October 1

|finalyear=1999

|finalteam=Anaheim Angels

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.221

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=13

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=72

|teams=

San Francisco Giants ({{mlby|1990}}–{{mlby|1992}})
Florida Marlins ({{mlby|1993}}, {{mlby|1995}})
San Francisco Giants ({{mlby|1996}})
Colorado Rockies ({{mlby|1996}})
Anaheim Angels ({{mlby|1999}})

|highlights=

}}

Stephen Michael Decker (born October 25, 1965) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played for four Major League Baseball teams from {{By|1990}}–{{By|1993}}, {{By|1995}}–{{By|1996}}, and {{By|1999}}.

Coaching career

Decker began his coaching career as a hitting coach for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in 2001–02 and the Fresno Grizzlies in 2003–04.{{cite news |url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/sports/2015/05/01/decker-back-show/26709963/ |title=Decker back in The Show |first=Gary |last=Horowitz |work=Statesman Journal |date=May 1, 2015}} He then managed for Salem-Keizer (2005–07), the San Jose Giants (2008), the Connecticut Defenders (2009), and the Fresno Grizzlies (2010–11).{{cite news |url=http://fresno.grizzlies.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091223&content_id=7849080&vkey=pr_t259&fext=.jsp&sid=t259 |title=Steve Decker to lead Grizzlies Field Staff in 2010 |date=December 23, 2009 |publisher=MiLB.com}}

In 2012, he swapped positions with Bob Mariano, who replaced him as the Grizzlies' manager, and became coordinator of minor-league hitting instruction for the Giants.{{cite news |url=http://blog.sfgate.com/giants/2012/01/25/future-manager-decker-takes-a-detour-to-help-teach-giants-prospects-how-to-hit/ |title='Future manager Decker' takes a detour to help teach Giants prospects how to hit |first=Henry |last=Schulman |date=January 25, 2012 |work=San Francisco Chronicle}} In 2015, he took his first major league coaching position as assistant hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants.{{cite news |url=http://blogs.mercurynews.com/giants/2015/04/29/joe-lefebvre-steps-hitting-assistant-steve-decker-promoted-giants-major-league-staff/ |title=Joe Lefebvre steps down as hitting assistant, Steve Decker promoted to Giants major league staff |date=April 29, 2015 |first=Andrew |last=Baggarly |work=Bay Area News Group}}