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Steve Hammond(born April 30, 1982) is a former professional baseball player, who played for 11 seasons in the San Francisco Giants and Milwaukee Brewers organizations, as well as in 6 countries outside the United States from the years 2005 - 2015.

'''Career ''' High School Steve attended Alhambra High School, graduating in 2000. He played Basketball, Football (where he was a 2nd team all league wide receiver), and Baseball (where he was a first team all league pitcher and 1st baseman)

College From 2000 - 2004, Steve attended Sacramento City College, where he was a left handed relief pitcher. In 2000, he redshirted and did not play in the spring. In 2001, Steve underwent elbow surgery for a bone spur in his throwing arm, and subsequently took a medical redshirt year and had to miss that season. In 2003, Steve pitched 8 innings for the Panthers. In 2004, Steve pitched 20 innings in relief.

Following the 2004 season, Steve played summer baseball for the Danville Dans in the Prospect League (formerly Central Illinois Collegiate League). During the summer, Steve was recruited by several high profile college Baseball programs, including LSU, Miami and Cal Poly. Ultimately, Steve decided to take the opportunity to play Baseball at Long Beach State University.

In the 2004-2005 season, Steve played for the Dirtbags as a relief pitcher and was part of the team that was ranked #1 in the country in ERA, as well as #7 in national rankings.

Professional Steve was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 6th round of the MLB Draft.