Steven grew up in the suburbs of Denver as one of five siblings…baseball was already prominent in his family before he started playing because his father, Robert, was an NCAA umpire...His grandfather, Dean Williams, played football at Fort Lewis (Colo.) College...He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s in business analytics from Santa Clara University…despite having a job offer with Rapsodo, a sports analytics company based in St. Louis, following his graduation, he chose to pursue a baseball career and begin his ascent through the Padres farm system...Between seasons while in the minors, Steven delivered food and drove passengers for Uber and held a retail job at Lululemon while living with his parents in his native Littleton, Colo. … despite being added to the Padres 40-man roster in November 2021, he returned to Ubering while waiting for a resolution during the 2022 lockout, balancing the work with his training program as he prepared to compete for a spot in the Padres bullpen...Steven and his fiancée, Carsyn, were engaged in January. Selected by the Padres in the eighth round (231st overall) of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft out of Santa Clara (Calif.) University, where he was an All-West Coast Conference honorable mention as a junior in 2018…that season, led the Broncos with a 3.07 ERA (44.0IP, 15ER) and 58 SO…was sidelined in 2017 following Tommy John surgery...Originally selected by the Phillies in the 35th round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign...Is a 2012 graduate of Dakota Ridge High School in Littleton, Colo.…named academic all-state and the school’s athlete of the year as a senior.
2025
Selected from Triple-A Charlotte April 16 and spent the rest of the year in the White Sox bullpen, setting career highs in appearances (59), innings pitched (55.1) and saves (2)...Did not allow a run in 43 of his 59 appearances and yielded multiple runs only five times...Posted a 2.15 ERA (29.1IP, 7ER) over 31 outings before the All-Star break, lowest among White Sox relievers (min. 25.0IP) and second on the club to Adrian Houser (1.56)...Held opponents to a 5.5 pct. barrel rate, lowest of his career…after the calendar flipped to June, yielded three barreled balls in 42 outings…min. 100 batted ball events, his 2.5 pct. barrel rate in that span ranked third in the majors to SF/NYM Tyler Rogers (1.1%) and ATL Chris Sale (2.4%)... Held right-handed hitters to a .186 (24-for-129) average…lefties hit .325 (26-for-80)...Went 1-1 with a 2.67 ERA (27.0IP, 8ER) over 27 appearances at Rate Field…was 1-1 with a 4.13 ERA (28.1IP, 13 ER) in 32 outings on the road...Did not allow a run over his first seven outings with the White Sox from April 17–May 2 (7.2 IP)…held opponents to 1-for-23 (.043) with 8 SO...Recorded his first hold of the year on April 20 at BOS (1.1IP)…collected holds in three straight appearances from May 2-9...Tallied his second career save on May 23 vs. TEX, tossing a scoreless frame…joined May 6, 2022 vs. MIA as a member of the Padres...Tossed a perfect 10th inning to earn the win on June 5 vs. DET…Tim Elko recorded a walk-off, RBI-single later in the frame for a 3-2 win...Logged a season-high eight-appearance scoreless streak (7.1 IP) from June 14–July 5…posted a 0.93 ERA (9.2 IP) over 10 games in June...Recorded a 5.32 ERA (23.2IP, 14ER) over his last 26 outings from July 23–Sept. 27, raising his season ERA from 1.99 to 3.42. Earned the save while working a season-high two perfect innings on Aug. 1 at LAA…struck out the side in the 9th...Matched a career high with 4 SO (2x) on Sept. 17 vs. BAL (1.1 scoreless IP)...Traded to the Rays along with RHP Yoendrys Gómez for OF Everson Pereira and INF Tanner Murray on Nov. 18.
2024
Was limited to 40 games in his first season with the White Sox due to two stints on the 15-day injured list...Was acquired from San Diego on 3/13 with RHPs Drew Thorpe and Jairo Iriarte and OF Samuel Zavala in exchange for RHP Dylan Cease...Tied for second on the team with nine holds and ranked fifth in appearances...Limited left-handers to a .151 (8-for-53) average…averaged 6.75 walks per 9 IP (26 BB/34.2 IP) with a 1.31 strikeout-to-walk ratio (34 SO)…Recorded a 2.66 ERA (6 ER/20.1 IP) over his first 23 appearances through 6/15 and a 10.05 mark (16 ER/14.1 IP) over his final 17...Made the Opening Day roster…worked a scoreless eighth inning in his Sox debut on 3/30 vs. Detroit...Made seven straight scoreless appearances from 4/5-22, allowing just one hit over 7.1 IP…earned his first hold on 4/7 at Kansas City and first win on 4/9 at Cleveland...Allowed just one earned run over 9.2 IP in 12 outings from 4/27-6/15…posted holds in back-to-back appearances on 4/30- 5/1 vs. Minnesota and 5/8 at Tampa Bay and 5/10 vs. Cleveland...Was on the injured list from 5/20-6/11 with a back strain … appeared in two injury rehab games with Class AAA Charlotte before being reinstated on 6/12...Suffered the loss on 6/12 at Seattle after allowing a game-ending single to Mitch Haniger in the 10th inning...Did not allow an earned run over eight appearances (7.1 IP) from 6/29-7/27…opponents went 3-for-23 (.130) in that stretch … recorded his eighth hold on 6/29 vs. Colorado...Was optioned to Charlotte on 7/8 and recalled on 7/19…earned his ninth hold on 7/29 vs. Kansas City despite allowing three runs over one IP...Was placed on the IL for the second time on 8/17 with a lower back strain…was sent on an injury rehab assignment to Charlotte on 8/28, appearing in eight games before being shut down on 9/21 with right shoulder impingement.
2023
Made a career-high 52 appearances in his second Major League season, which ranked fifth out of the SD pen in ’23…his 53.0 IP matched his exact total from his rookie ’22 campaign...Was scoreless in 11 of his first 12 appearances of the season from March 30-April 22, going 1-0 with five holds and a 0.66 ERA, 0.66 WHIP and .091 WHIP...Seven of his total 23 ER on the season came across his next two appearances (April 25 @ CHC and April 29 vs. SF)…Owned two separate scoreless inning streaks of 10.0+ IP in '23...tossed a career-high 14.0 scoreless IP across 15 app from May 1-June 5 and a 10.1 scoreless IP across nine app from April 6-22...Recorded a hold in a career-high six consecutive outings from June 10-20...it was the longest consecutive hold streak by a SD reliever since Craig Stammen had a hold in seven straight appearances in 2019...On the season, his 22 holds led the Padres and ranked 10th in the NL…16 of his 22 holds came in the first half of the season, which ranked eighth in the Majors and fifth in the NL prior to the All-Star break...Posted a 7.31 ERA (13 ER, 16.0 IP), 1.56 WHIP and .230 AVG against in the second half…10 of his 13 ER allowed in the second half came across three of his 17 outings...Had two stints on the 15-day IL…was placed on the IL from June 27-July 14 with a right pectoral strain…placed on the IL again on Aug 30 and missed the remainder of the season with left hip inflammation...Among all pitchers who made at least 30 appearances in their home park, his 1.93 ERA (7 ER, 32.2 IP) ranked 14th in the Majors and seventh in the NL...Posted a 7.08 ERA (16 ER, 20.1 IP) on the road, which was seventh-highest in the Majors and fourth-highest in the NL among all hurlers who made at least 20 appearances in away parks...The +5.15 road/home ERA differential was the 4th-highest in the Majors in ’23 (min. 20 app both home & away), trailing only bullpen-mate Tim Hill (+8.87), Aaron Loup (+5.32) and Taylor Saucedo (+5.17)...Per Statcast, relied on five pitches: Sweeper (59.7%), 4-Seam Fastball (36.4%), Changeup (3.2%), Cutter (0.6%) and Slider (0.1%)...Opponents hit just .165 (20-121) vs. the sweeper, his most-used pitched…but six of his seven HR allowed came against the pitch...Ranked in the 81st percentile and above in xBA (98th, .185), hard-hit % (85th, 33.3%), avg exit velocity (84th, 87.2 mph) and xERA (81st, 3.45).
2022
Made the Padres' Opening Day roster and went 4-2 with one SV and five holds in 50 appearances in his rookie 2022 campaign...the 50 app. tied with Nabil Crismatt for third-most in the SD pen, trailing only Luis Garcia (64) and Tim Hill (55)....Was scoreless in 37 of his 50 app., limiting opponents to a .191/.277/.346 slash line....Was scoreless in each of his first 17 outings at home...allowed four runs (three ER) across his final seven home appearances...his .118 AVG at home ranked third among all ML relievers (min. 20 app.), trailing only CIN's Alexis Diaz (.105) and CLE's Emmanuel Clase (.108)...he was one of just nine ML relievers to have a 1.00 ERA-or-lower at home...on the road, he had a 5.19 ERA and .252 opp. AVG in 26 app. and 26.0 IP....Earned the winning decision in both of his first two MLB appearances in relief (April 9 @ ARI and April 11 @ SF), becoming the second Padres pitcher to do so, joining Larry Hardy (April 28-May 5, 1974), who earned wins in each of his first two career apps., both non-starts…also became just the 4th pitcher to accomplish the feat over the last 25 seasons....Struck out a career-high five of the six batters he faced across 2.0 IP his third ML appearance on April 13 @ SF....Earned a hold in four consecutive outings from April 17-23, the fourth through seventh appearances of his ML career....Optioned to El Paso (AAA) twice from May 20-22 and Aug. 6-15…had just one stint on the IL from June 26-July 15 (left hamstring tendinitis)....Tossed a career-high 3.0-shutout IP of 1-hit ball on June 6 vs. NYM…tossed 1.1 innings-or-more on 11 occasions, going 1-0 with a 1.37 ERA and .127 opp. AVG in those outings. ...Posted a career-high 12.2 scoreless-inning streak across 10 appearances from July 29-Sept 4, allowing just six hits and four walks while striking out eight....Made his first career start as an opener in his 3rd to last appearance of the season on Sept. 29 vs. LAD, striking out Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman while forcing Trea Turner to ground out...he allowed an unearned run allowing the automatic base runner in the top of the 10th to score the night before, becoming the first Padre to ever finish a game and start the next in consecutive days...one other player also did so earlier in ‘22 (TEX's Brett Martin on June 24-25)....Per Statcast, he relied on htree pitches: 4-Seam Fastball (52.2%), Slider (42.2%) and Changeup (5.6%)....Ranked in the 96th percentile in XBA (.182) and the 90th percentile in XSLG (.306).
POSTSEASON: Made his Postseason debut during his rookie campaign, posting two scoreless outings in his four app. and allowing just two hits across his 3.2 IP (.154 AVG)....Entered in the eighth inning of Game 2 of the Wild Card Series vs. NYM on Oct. 8, retiring all three batters he faced on 11 pitches while striking out two in SD’s 7-3 defeat....Made his 2nd career Postseason app. in Game 1 of the NLDS on Oct. 11, entering the game in the 3rd inning in relief of Mike Clevinger, tossing 1.1 scoreless innings with two BB and two SO in SD’s 5-3 defeat…the 37 pitches thrown were the 3rd-most of his career, trailing only his 39 on June 6 vs. NYM and Aug. 5 @ LAD....Relieved Joe Musgrove in the 7th inning of Game 4 of the NLDS on Oct. 15...allowed one hit, one BB and one ER in 0.1 IP before Tim Hill got SD out of the inning, stranding both runners en route to SD’s 5-3, series-clinching victory....Made his fourth appearance of the Postseason and his NLCS debut in the seventh inning of Game 4 vs. PHI on Oct. 22, allowing a solo HR to JT Realmuto.
2021
Received a non-roster invitation to Major League Spring Training, beginning the season with El Paso (AAA)...Spent the marjoity of the campaign with ELP, posting a 3.43 ERA (15 ER, 39.1 IP) in 28 appearances (all in relief), including a 0.92 WHIP and .157 opponent average... Among Triple-A West pitchers with 30.0+ IP, Wilson’s .156 opponent's average led the league, and his 14.42 strikeouts per nine ranked second...Between the Arizona Complex League Padres and ELP, he posted a career high 15.2 strikeouts per nine innings...Made just three appearance to start the season before landing on the 7-Day Injured List on May 17 for nearly two months with an arm injury...Made two rehab appearances with Rookie-Level ACL Padres on July 2 and July 5, pitching 2.2 innings of scoreless, one-hit ball with eight strikeouts and no walks...returned to the Chihuhuas on July 10...Made 11 appearances for ELP in which he tossed at least 2.0 innings...Following the 2021 season, played for Escogido in the Dominican Winter League, where he struck out 14 batters against one walk over 10 shutout innings of two-hit ball.
2020
Received an invite to Major League Spring Training and made two scoreless relief appearances...Was not a part of the Padres 60-man player pool during the regular season.
2019
Split his 1st full professional campaign between El Paso (AAA) and Lake Elsinore (A), owning a 2.67 ERA (19 ER, 64.0 IP) in 42 appearances (all in relief)...Began the season with LE, where he made 17 relief appearances from April 6-June 16 while fostering a 0.93 ERA (3 ER, 29.0 IP), a .183 opponent clip (19-for-104) and .227 opponent OBP…his 0.93 ERA with LE was the lowest on the team among pitchers who made 6+ appearances...While with the Storm, he fanned 43 batters and walked just 4 for a 13.3 SO/9...Bypassed the Double-A level and was promoted to ELP on June 17…made his Chihuahuas debut on June 18 and proceeded to make 25 appearances out of the bullpen to finish the season...Did not allow a single earned run in both May and June, tossing 22.2 IP in that time and making 13 appearances with 9 hits and 1 unearned run allowed...ELP went 14-11 in games in which he appeared, and he owned a 4.11 ERA (16 ER, 35.0 IP) with the club, owning a .206 opponent AVG...With ELP, had 42 SO and 10.8 SO/9…fanned at least 1 batter in 23 of his 25 appearances and fanned multiple batters in 13 of those appearances...With RISP, Single-A opponents hit .038 against him (1-for26) and Triple-A opponents hit .220 against him (9-for-41).
2018
Split the year between Tri-City (A) and Lake Elsinore (A), appearing in just 5 games between the 2 clubs for a 7.88 ERA (7 ER, 8.0 IP)...Made his professional debut with TRI and made 3 appearances from June 18-July 4, posting a 1.80 ERA in 5.0 IP and a .235 opponent AVG...In just 2 games with LE, worked a total of 3.0 IP and allowed 3 ER and 4 hits in both appearances, with opponents hitting .471 against him.
