Steve Trout is a former major league pitcher, primarily for the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Cubs. A 1976 first round draft choice of the White Sox, he pitched in the majors from 1978 to 1989. He was represented by the same Texas agents during his entire career. Steve himself became a certified players' agent in the mid-1990s. Steve is the co-author of Home Plate (2002) the story of the pitching careers of both himself and his father, Paul "Dizzy" Trout. Steve lives in the Chicagoland area.