#379 – Steve Fireovid

Name: Steve Fireovid

Rank: 379

Position: P

Year With White Sox: 1985

Steve Fireovid was one of the last cuts of spring training in 1985, with a curveball pitching coach Dave Duncan described as “unhittable”.  When he was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo in early July, that curveball was nowhere to be found, and Firevoid managed to appear in only 4 games with the big-league club before being returned to Buffalo to make room on the roster for Joel Skinner.  He was eventually released following the season.

Fireovid’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:

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