Stephen John Fireovid (born June 6, 1957), is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, and Texas Rangers, in all or part of six seasons, between 1981 and 1992.

He played college baseball at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, from 1976 to 1978.

[1] In 1990, while pitching for the Montreal Expos’ Triple-A affiliate Indianapolis Indians, Fireovid composed a journal of his experiences.

The journal was turned into a book, The 26th Man: One Minor League Pitcher's Pursuit of a Dream, in 1991.

Fireovid was initially married to Patty, with whom he has three children (Joseph, Samuel, and Thomas).