It’s been a trying early part of the season for Steer, but he’s showing relative signs of life lately. This was his third straight game with a double and his OPS has finally crept back up above .600 after it looked like his bat was waking up a few weeks ago before another mini-slump. He missed most of spring training with a shoulder injury and surprisingly made the opening day roster, so the hope is he’s still just getting his feet wet this season.

After opening up at .111/.184/.204 in 15 games as a DH, Steer has hit .293/.370/.452 in 10 games since his shoulder progressed enough for him to return to first base. He ought to be rostered in every mixed league.

The steal attempt was Steer’s first of 2025 after he went 25-for-28 last season. Steer, who nearly started the year on the IL with shoulder soreness, came into the game with a .125/.200/.219 line, and he was excluded from Tuesday’s lineup. He needs to get hot here in order to avoid losing additional playing time.

Steer will make his first start of the season in the field during Sunday’s finale at Camden Yards. The 27-year-old had been limited to DH exclusively for the first couple weeks of the year due to a lingering shoulder issue. He’s been ice-cold at the dish, hitting .111 (6-for-54) with one homer and three RBI in 15 games.