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Heads to Korea Stevenson is set to sign a one-year, $200,000 contract with the KT Wiz of the Korea Baseball Organization after the Rays released him Friday, Jee-ho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency r...

Impact Stevenson signed a minor-league deal with Tampa Bay in late April and slashed .289/.361/.461 with five home runs and 18 stolen bases in 202 plate appearances for Triple-A Durham, but he was unable to earn a call-up to the majors and will now continue his career overseas. The 31-year-old outfielder previously spent the 2024 season in Asia, playing in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball as a member of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

AUGUST 4 • ROTOWIRE

Inks MiLB deal with TB Stevenson agreed to a minor-league contract with the Rays on Saturday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Tampa Bay has been dealing with a plethora of outfield injuries early in the season, and Stevenson will provide some veteran depth at Triple-A Durham. The 30-year-old has a .668 OPS in 273 career MLB games and spent the 2024 campaign playing in Japan, where he had a .278/.332/.382 slash line with three homers and 10 steals in 75 contests.

APRIL 30 • ROTOWIRE

Joins Japanese team Stevenson signed a contract with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball on Wednesday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.

Impact Stevenson, 29, is a career .243/.316/.352 hitter over parts of six seasons in the majors. He can play all three outfield spots and undoubtedly got a nice bump in pay to head overseas.

DECEMBER 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Elects free agency Stevenson elected free agency Monday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Impact Stevenson had been outrighted off the Twins' 40-man roster and he's decided to pursue a contract elsewhere rather then accept that assignment. The 29-year-old outfielder slashed just .189/.250/.216 across 40 plate appearances with Minnesota in 2023 and will likely have to settle for a minor-league contract this winter.

OCTOBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Outrighted to St. Paul Stevenson cleared waivers Friday and was sent outright to Triple-A St. Paul.

Impact The Twins free up a 40-man roster spot by outrighting Stevenson, who slashed just .189/.250/.216 across 40 plate appearances with Minnesota in 2023. The 28-year-old outfielder put up a .916 OPS in Triple-A, however, and he could return to the 40-man roster if he continues to perform well in the minors next season.

OCTOBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Twins notes: Andrew Stevenson up, Michael A. Taylor out, Louie Varland prepping for pen Plus the return of Willi Castro, the impending return of Alex Kirilloff and how the Twins plan to build a playoff-caliber bullpen.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Joins big-league roster The Twins selected Stevenson's contract from Triple-A St. Paul on Friday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Impact Stevenson earned a promotion by putting up a .916 OPS with 16 homers and 44 steals with St. Paul. The 29-year-old can back up at all three outfield spots and is back in the majors for the first time since 2021.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ex-Nats outfielder Andrew Stevenson is still making his case in Class AAA The outfielder is putting together a strong season for the Rochester Red Wings.

JULY 5, 2022 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Nationals star Soto set for new second spot in batting order

To the Washington Nationals, too many games ended last season with star Juan Soto watching from the on-deck circle instead of swinging in the batter’s box

APRIL 3, 2022 • Associated Press

Accepts minor-league assignment Stevenson informed the Nationals on Sunday that he intends to accept his outright assignment to Triple-A Rochester, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Stevenson had the right to refuse the assignment and pursue his options in free agency after he cleared waivers earlier in the weekend, but he'll instead stick around with the only organization he's ever known. The 27-year-old outfielder has seen big-league action in each of the past five seasons, but his lack of a 40-man roster spot could hinder his chances of resurfacing with the Nationals at any point in 2022.

APRIL 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Nats outright Andrew Stevenson; Patrick Corbin named Opening Day starter “If he gets another opportunity to play in the big leagues, great,” Dave Martinez said of Stevenson. “If he doesn’t, I hope that he understa...

APRIL 2, 2022 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Outrighted off roster Stevenson cleared waivers and was outrighted to the minors Saturday, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Stevenson is out of options, so it had looked previously as though he had a good chance to win a bench spot. The Nationals will instead go a different route, which can't be too surprising given Stevenson's career .248/.322/.365 slash line across parts of five seasons. He has the right to refuse an outright assignment, so he may wind up on the open market rather than with Triple-A Rochester.

APRIL 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Likely to win roster spot Stevenson is out of minor-league options, giving him an edge in the battle for a spot on the Nationals' bench this spring, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Impact The 27-year-old saw the most action of his career last season but failed to seize the opportunity, managing only a .633 OPS in 213 plate appearances with a 28.6 percent strikeout rate against only a 6.1 percent walk rate. Assuming he's on the Opening Day roster, Stevenson has a path to significant playing time again in 2022 as the Nats' outfield isn't exactly set aside from Juan Soto, but his profile doesn't suggest he'd be a fantasy asset even in a starting role.

MARCH 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Báez to Detroit, MLB teams race to finish biz before lockout

Javier Báez agreed to bring his high motor to the Motor City, while other teams around the majors raced to finish up business before Tuesday’s deadline to tender contracts and a li...

DECEMBER 1, 2021 • Associated Press

Avoids arbitration with Nationals Stevenson signed a one-year deal with the Nationals on Monday, avoiding arbitration, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Juan Soto is the only Nationals outfielder locked into an everyday role. Stevenson will compete with Lane Thomas and Yadiel Hernandez for at-bats, but he tentatively lines up to fill more of a fourth outfielder role. He hit .229/.294/.339 in 192 at-bats last season.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Red Sox rally in 9th, on brink of clinching wild-card berth

Christian Vázquez tripled home the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox moved to the brink of a postseason berth with a 5-3 win over the Washington Nationals

OCTOBER 3, 2021 • Associated Press

Red Sox beat Nats, move into 2nd spot in AL wild-card chase

Hunter Renfroe and Bobby Dalbec hit back-to-back homers during a four-run sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 to move into the second spot in the...

OCTOBER 2, 2021 • Associated Press

Back to reserve role Stevenson is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rockies.

Impact Stevenson went 1-for-10 with two walks and two RBI while making three consecutive starts in left field from Thursday through Saturday, but he's poised to finish the season in a fourth-outfielder role after Yadiel Hernandez was reinstated from the paternity list Saturday.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Castellanos solo homer in 9th lifts Reds over Nationals 7-6

Nick Castellanos hit a solo home run with one out in the ninth inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Washington Nationals 7-6

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 • Associated Press

Kieboom, Nats rally again, score 2 in 9th to edge Mets 4-3

Carter Kieboom and Andrew Stevenson hit RBI singles in the ninth inning off Edwin Díaz and the Washington Nationals rallied once again, edging the New York Mets 4-3 in the finale o...

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021 • Associated Press

What's up with Andrew Stevenson's mullet? Andrew Stevenson, a reserve outfielder for the Nationals, opted for an unexpected hairstyle after growing out his locks during quarantine.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Productive in matinee Stevenson went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run, two runs scored and three RBI during an 11-9 loss to the Mets in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.

Impact The 27-year-old didn't even start the matinee, but after Erick Fedde got chased early, Stevenson entered the game as part of a double switch in the fourth inning and helped fuel a comeback from a 9-0 deficit, sending the game to extra innings with a two-run blast off Seth Lugo in the seventh. He then got the start in left field in the nightcap and went 1-for-3. Until Saturday. Stevenson had seen little playing time since taking Victor Robles' spot on the big-league roster at the end of August, but his efforts may have earned him a bigger role in the outfield mix over the final weeks.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Nats stop Mets' 6-game win streak, end own skid with split

Lane Thomas and Alcides Escobar homered as the Washington Nationals ended a seven-game skid, beating the Mets 4-3 night to split a doubleheader and stop New York’s six-game winning...

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 • Associated Press

Mets beat Nats in 10 innings for fifth straight win

Kevin Pillar drove in two with a 10th-inning double and the New York Mets recovered after blowing a late lead to beat the Washington Nationals 6-2 for their fifth straight win

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 • Associated Press

Surging Phillies win 5th in a row, rally past Nationals 12-6

Bryce Harper hit a go-ahead single against his former team as part of a six-run sixth inning, Rafael Marchán, Andrew McCutchen and Brad Miller hit two-run homers, and the Philadelp...

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 • Associated Press

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