Stephen Larkin
American baseball player
Stephen Karari Larkin (born July 24, 1973) is an American former professional first baseman. He played in one Major League Baseball (MLB) game during his career for the Cincinnati Reds in 1998. He spent most of his baseball career in the minor leagues.
Early in the 2025 college baseball season, Larkin was appointed as an assistant coach of the Savannah State Tigers baseball team.
Playing career
Larkin attended the University of Texas at Austin, and played college baseball for the Texas Longhorns. He played in the College World Series in 1992 and 1993.
In 1994, he was drafted in the 10th round by the Texas Rangers and began playing in the minors for the Low-A Hudson Valley Renegades, and then for the Single-A Charleston RiverDogs in 1995. He also played thirteen games for the Winston-Salem Warthogs that same year.
In 1996, he played for the Single-A Charleston AlleyCats for half a season and again for the Winston-Salem Warthogs and stayed on with the latter for the 1997 season, as well. In 1998, he was called up from the minors, then playing for the Chattanooga Lookouts, for his game with the Cincinnati Reds.
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