Steve Holm

Stephen Robert Holm was born on October 21, 1979 in Sacramento, California.

The San Francisco Giants selected him in round 17 of the 2001 MLB Draft out of Oral Roberts University. He played 53 big league games for them between the 2008 and 2009 seasons, batting .262 with one home run and six RBI. Holm spent all of 2010 in Triple-A, and was designated for assignment after the season.

He was signed to a minor league contract by the Minnesota Twins ahead of the 2011 campaign. Holm spent of his time with the Rochester Red Wings (AAA), batting .179 with one home run and 13 RBI over 47 games. Minnesota did call him up for a brief Major League stint in mid-April. He appeared in six games as a catcher, including five starts. Holm was 2-for-17 (.118) at the plate. Both hits came in an April 17th win over the Tampa Bay Rays. One of the hits was a double, and he also scored a run.

Holm spent 2012 in the Miami Marlins farm system, and retired after the season.

He was an assistant coach at Sacramento State from 2013 through 2016, before spending two years as an assistant at Purdue University. As of 2025, he is the head coach at Illinois State. Holm first took the job in 2019. He is 164-185 through 2025, with one Missouri Valley Conference championship. 

• 2019 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year