Steven William Sparks (born July 2, 1965) is a former knuckleball-throwing right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher and broadcaster.

Before the 1995 season, Sparks was infamously known for having ripped a phone book and dislocating his non throwing shoulder, having kept him from making the team in 1994.

[5] On June 16, Sparks made his return since the end of the 1996 season, pitching 6+2⁄3 en route to his first win since July 1996.

In 1999, Sparks' control issues returned, prohibiting him from gaining his effectiveness from the previous year.

He made four appearances with the team before getting demoted to AAA, he went 5–7 in 14 starts at the minor league level.

Sparks regressed the following year, going 8–16 in 30 starts for the Tigers and recording the highest ERA in the American League (5.52).

Sparks signed a minor league deal with the A's, making 11 starts for the AAA level.

After the 2005 season, he was signed by the Houston Astros to a minor league contract, but after being cut, he retired at age 40.