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Begins fourth season as Angels bullpen catcher...Spent eight professional seasons as catcher with Cleveland (1993- 99) and San Diego (2000-01) franchises...Compiled .236 batting average (345/1463) with 168 runs scored, 62 doubles, 3 triples, 13 home runs and 144 RBI in 473 minor league games...Was catcher in the 1998 Triple-A World Series...Originally selected by Indians in 13th round of 1993 free agent draft...Signed by Padres, Nov. 22, 1999, after being granted free agency following 1999 season...Elbow injury sidelined him in 2001 and eventually ended his playing career...Served as volunteer coach for the Yuma (AZ) Bullfrogs in the independent Western League in 2002...Played four seasons at Cal State Los Angeles, earning third team All-American and team MVP honors in 1993...A 1989 graduate of Rio Mesa High in Oxnard (CA)...Active in off-season in youth baseball camps and clinics...Assists Angels Community Relations during the season with various youth baseball clinics and community appearances...Full name is Steven Soliz Jr. | 