title: Steve Andrade
text: # Steve Andrade
  
  Stephen Michael Andrade (born February 6, 1978) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher who last played professionally in 2009. He is an alumnus of California State University, Stanislaus.
  
  ## Career
  
  Andrade made his Major League Baseball debut with the Kansas City Royals on May 1, 2006, against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. He was designated for assignment by the Royals on June 10 a month after being optioned to the Triple-A Omaha Royals. He then joined the San Diego Padres organization, pitching for the Padres' Triple-A affiliate, the Portland Beavers.
  
  On December 1, 2006, Andrade signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He pitched in the Devil Rays' minor league system again in 2008 and became a free agent after the season. On February 22, 2009, he signed with the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
  
  