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From the beginning, the odds were stacked against Dave. His 15-year old biological mother had already made the difficult decision to put him up for adoption. On January 12, 1966 Dave was born in Phoenix, Arizona as an otherwise physically healthy infant, but where other babies had hips and legs, Dave had two flipper-like appendages extending from his torso. In 1996, Dave made professional sports history, signing a 3-week minor league contract with the St. Paul Saints. Marty Scott was the Saints manager when Stevens played, “He touched a place in my heart,” Scott said. “He’s limited physically, but it’s not a handicap. I have admiration for what he’s accomplished.” Dave is also one of the few players to ever Pinch Hit for Darryl Strawberry in his professional career, and was a starter at second base for one game with the Saints. Dave tried out for the Dallas Cowboys, the Cincinnati Reds and the Minnesota Twins. He was invited to the Olympic Baseball West Regional tryouts in 1983, playing in the outfield with former Major League players Barry Bonds and Oddibie McDowell. Dave has worked out with the Tampa Rays and Minnesota Twins in Florida, taking batting and fielding practice, as well as throwing out the first pitch in three games. Dave has been featured on That’s Incredible (1981) CBS Morning News, The Today Show, Good Morning America, This Week in Baseball, Baseball Tonight, Extra, USA Today, That’s Incredible Reunion (2002) Sports Illustrated, Baseball America, The National Enquirer, Star Magazine, People, ESPN’s SportsCenter and hundreds of other news and sports periodicals. Dave also appears in three books about his athletic career: Slouching Toward Fargo by Neal Karlan Baseball Graffiti by Ed Howsam, and most recently, America at the Seams by Nathan Rueckert. In 2017, Dave began working with co-author Karen Holt on his autobiography. Website: You can access the library / register for Healing Together Through the Holidays here: ⁠https://www.eventbrite.com/e/healing-together-through-the-holidays-hybrid-conference-tickets-747362550507?aff=oddtdtcreator⁠ Join Griefhab here: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/griefhab7⁠ Reach out to me anytime at ⁠sam@samantharuth.com⁠  Join Team Ruthless Holiday Promo: ⁠https://samantharuth.com/team-ruthless⁠ Faces of Grief Author and Sponsor information: ⁠https://samantharuth.com/faces-of-grief⁠ Healing Together Through the Holidays 2024 information: email me at ⁠sam@samantharuth.com⁠⁠