Steve Shifflett

Stephen Earl Shifflett is a former Major [League Baseball] pitcher who played for one season. He pitched in 34 games for the Kansas [City Royals] during the 1992 season.
Shifflett attended but did not play baseball at Pleasant [Hill High School (Missouri)|Pleasant Hill High School] in Missouri, instead playing American [Legion Baseball]. He began his college baseball career at Longview Community College before transferring as a third baseman to Central Missouri. He converted to pitching at Central Missouri but, after one year, could not afford to attend the school and transferred back to Longview. After attending a tryout camp, he accepted an offer to play at Emporia State. In the summer of 1989, he signed with the Kansas City Royals and began a professional baseball career.