Steve Dunn

Steven Robert Dunn was born on April 18, 1970 in Champaign, Illinois.

The Minnesota Twins drafted him in round four of the 1988 MLB Draft. Dunn often put up great numbers in the minor leagues. His best season on the farm came in 1992 with the Visalia Oaks (High-A). He drove in 113 runs, which was second in the California League that year. Fellow Twins prospect Marty Cordova was the only player with more. Visalia made the league's championship series, but fell to the Stockton Ports.

Kent Hrbek was placed on the disabled list with a hamstring strain on May 2, 1994. The Twins called up Dunn to fill the roster spot, and he split time at first base with Dave McCarthy while Hrbek was on the mend. Dunn went 2-for-4 with a double in his Major League debut, but Minnesota lost a 7-6 shootout against the Milwaukee Brewers. He drove in his first big league run on May 10th, scoring Shane Mack with an RBI groundout. His second big league RBI came just one inning later by capping off a four run rally with a double that scored Dave Winfield.

Dunn was sent back to Triple-A when Hrbek was healthy at the end of the month. He had gone 8-for-35 (.229) with five doubles and four RBI across 14 games of big league action. Hrbek retired after the season, but Minnesota signed former New York Yankees designated hitter Kevin Maas to replace him at first base. Injuries and ineffectiveness limited Maas to just 22 games for the Twins in 1995, but they called up Scott Stahoviak over Dunn as a replacement. Dunn was limited to just five games as a September call-up late in the year.

As of 2025, Dunn is a teacher and the head baseball coach at Alcoa High School in Tennessee.