Steven Wayne Pearce (born April 13, 1983) is an American former professional baseball left fielder and first baseman.

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox.

Pearce is only the second player in MLB history to have played for every team in the American League East, the first being Kelly Johnson.

[citation needed] Pearce's father, also named Steve, was born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, south of Boston.

[4] Pearce played for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer of 2004, hitting .277 with one home run and seven RBIs in 24 games.

[8] As a transfer junior in 2004, he hit .346 with 21 home runs and 70 RBI,[4] helping to lead the Gamecocks to their third consecutive appearance in the College World Series.

[4] He set a South Carolina school record with a 1.000 fielding percentage (416 putouts, 22 assists, 0 errors) in 50 games at first base.

In 2005, Pearce played for the Class A Short Season Williamsport Crosscutters, batting .301 with seven home runs and 52 RBIs in 72 games.

On September 1, 2007, he made his MLB debut for the Pirates, against the Milwaukee Brewers, starting in right field and going 2-for-4 at the plate where both of his hits were off Dave Bush.

In 2009, Pearce failed to make the Pirates opening day roster after spring training, and began the year in Triple-A.

Pearce started the 2010 season with the Indianapolis Indians, but was eventually called up by the Pirates due to his .345 batting average in Triple-A.

The 2011 season marked the first time that Pearce won a roster spot out of spring training, as he'd never spent Opening Day in MLB.

He and teammate Matt Wieters became the first pair of Orioles to both record five RBIs in the same game since Cal Ripken Jr. and Will Clark did it in 1999 at Turner Field against the Atlanta Braves.

On September 25, 2012, the Yankees designated Pearce for assignment in order to make room on the roster to activate outfielder Brett Gardner from the 60-day disabled list.

Pearce continued his hot streak the following night hitting his third home run of the year in the Orioles 4–3 victory over the Houston Astros.

[31] Throughout his stint with Tampa Bay, Pearce was utilized as the designated hitter for the team but also played first base, second, and third at times.

[36] Pearce hit the third walk-off grand slam in franchise history on July 27, lifting the Blue Jays to an 8–4 victory and a four-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics.

Pearce also became the first player in MLB history to hit multiple walk-off grand slams within the span of a single week.

[42] On August 2, in a game against the Yankees, Pearce hit three home runs and led the Red Sox in a 15–7 rout at Fenway Park.

He became the first Red Sox player to hit three home runs in the World Series since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967, and in three fewer games.

He joined Babe Ruth and Ted Kluszewski as the only players 35 or older to have a multi-home run game in the World Series.

[50] He was placed on the 10-day injured list prior to Opening Day of 2019, due to a left calf injury,[51] then activated on April 4.

[55] Pearce was moved to the 60-day injured list on August 11,[56] and did not play again during the season, finishing with one home run and nine RBIs in the 29 games he appeared in.