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{{short description|American baseball player}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
| name    = Steven Shell
| image    =Steven_Shell_pitch.jpg
| image_size = 240px
| caption   = Shell with the Washington Nationals
| position  = [[Pitcher]]
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1983|3|10}}
| birth_place = [[Longview, Texas]], U.S.
| bats    = Right
| throws   = Right
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate  = June 22
| debutyear  = 2008
| debutteam  = Washington Nationals
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate  = April 19
| finalyear  = 2009
| finalteam  = Washington Nationals
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label = [[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
| stat1value = 2–2
| stat2label = [[Earned run average]]
| stat2value = 2.45
| stat3label = [[Strikeout]]s
| stat3value = 46
| teams    = 
* [[Washington Nationals]] ({{by|2008}}–{{by|2009}})
}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[baseball]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Baseball World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2007 Baseball World Cup|2007 Tianmu]] | [[United States national baseball team|National team]]}}
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'''Steven Daniel Shell''' (born March 10, 1983) is a former [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]]. He made his major league debut on June 22, 2008.

==Playing career==
===Washington Nationals===
Played high school ball in Minco and El Reno Oklahoma. His senior year he was named Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year. Shell was drafted straight out of high school in the 3rd round of the {{by|2001}} [[2001 Major League Baseball Draft|amateur draft]] by the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Anaheim Angels]]. Shell pitched in the Angels organization from 2001&ndash;{{by|2007}}. In the off season of the 2007 season, Shell pitched for team USA and was the winning pitcher in the gold medal game verses Cuba. He became a minor league [[free agent]] after the [[2007 Major League Baseball season|2007 season]] and signed a minor league contract with the [[Washington Nationals]]. On July 11, 2008, he set the Nationals' record for the longest save in club history. He pitched 3 scoreless innings against the Astros to get the record as well as his first career save. On April 29, 2009 Shell refused a minor league assignment and became a [[free agent]].

===Seattle Mariners===
On May 3, 2009 Shell signed a minor league deal with the [[Seattle Mariners]]. He became a free agent following the season on November 9. He re-signed a new minor league contract with the Mariners on November 27. He became a free agent following the season on November 6.

===Kansas City Royals===
On November 18, 2010, Shell signed a minor league contract with the [[Kansas City Royals]]. On May 8, 2011, Shell was released.

===Atlanta Braves===
On May 19, 2011, he signed a minor league contract with the [[Atlanta Braves]] and was assigned to Triple-A [[Gwinnett Braves|Gwinnett]] the following day.<ref>[http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/05/minor-deals-zumaya-red-sox-reds-blue-jays.html Minor Deals: Zumaya, Red Sox, Reds, Blue Jays], MLBTradeRumors.com, May 25, 2011.</ref> He became a free agent following the season on November 2.

===Post Playing Career===
After leaving baseball in 2011, Shell is currently working as an Operations Tech for Husky Ventures.

==Personal life==
Shell was married to model, internet blogger and fitness entrepreneur Kenna Shell from 2006 to 2015. The couple have one child, Tyler Shell, born on May 18, 2009. He now owns an oil business as well as a store in a cookie franchise in Yukon, Oklahoma.

==References==
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==External links==
{{baseballstats |mlb=434579 |espn=29163 |br=s/shellst01 |brm=shell-001ste | retro=S/Pshels002}}

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