[3] In December 2008, Stevens was traded from the Cleveland Indians to the Chicago Cubs in a deal for Mark DeRosa.

Stevens had a 1–2–3 MLB debut, getting Joe Thurston, Chris Duncan and Brendan Ryan in order in the 9th inning of an 8–3 loss to the Cardinals.

On November 22, 2012, Stevens signed a minor league deal with the organization he started it all with, the Cincinnati Reds.

Stevens signed with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the independent Atlantic League for the 2013 season.

He then retired from the field, and the Orioles named Stevens an area scout in Nevada and Northern California in February 2014.

[1] With the score tied at 7, Lee Taek-Keun advanced to third base when Stevens attempted to pick him off at first, but threw the ball erratically.