Scott McGregor (right-handed pitcher)

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Scott McGregor
Pitcher
Born: (1986-12-19) December 19, 1986 (age 37)
Cincinnati
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Professional debut
KBO: June 26, 2016, for the Nexen Heroes
CPBL: July 2, 2017, for the Fubon Guardians
Men's baseball
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto Team

Scott Robert McGregor (born December 19, 1986) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher.

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Career

He was born in Cincinnati and attended Lakota East High School in Liberty Township, Ohio. He went to the University of Memphis following high school, where he posted a won-loss record of 13–15 in three years there.

McGregor was taken in the 15th round of the 2008 MLB draft, a couple picks after outfielder Joey Butler, by the St. Louis Cardinals. He was 4–0 with a 1.45 ERA and five walks allowed in 37.1 innings his first professional season and followed that with a 7–11 record and a 5.56 ERA in 34 games (17 starts) for the Quad Cities River Bandits in 2009. In 115 innings, he allowed 26 walks and had the eighth-best BB/9 IP ratio in the Midwest League among pitchers with 100 or more innings pitched. [1] In 2010, he was 10-8 with a 3.14 ERA in 31 games (20 starts) split between two teams; in 137.2 innings, he allowed 22 walks. Baseball America ranked him as having the best control in the Cardinals system. After missing 2011 to Tommy John surgery, McGregor returned in 2012 to go 5–2 with a 6.31 ERA in 14 games (13 starts). He reached Triple-A for the first time in 2013, going 6–10 with a 4.83 ERA in 18 games (17 starts) for the Memphis Redbirds; He also pitched for the Springfield Cardinals that year and went 10–11 with a 4.06 ERA as a whole. He began 2014 with Memphis, but was released in June. [2] The Nationals signed him and he played for their Double-A team, the Harrisburg Senators, and their Triple-A club, the Chiefs. Between the three teams, McGregor was 4–9 with a 5.56 ERA. In 2015, he was 6–6 with a 4.04 ERA in 27 games (15 starts) for Syracuse. [3] McGregor was released on March 16, 2016.

On April 11, 2016, he signed with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

On June 16, 2016, he signed with the Nexen Heroes of the KBO League.

In May 2017, McGregor signed with the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. After sustaining a leg injury in June and pitching to a 4.88 ERA in 24 innings of work, he was released on August 5, 2017. [4]

International career

He played for the United States national baseball team in the 2015 Pan American Games. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Midwest League leaders
  2. ↑ MLBTradeRumors.com
  3. ↑ BR Minors page
  4. ↑ "Guardians Release Scott McGregor, Promote Cory Riordan". 5 August 2017.
  5. ↑ TheStar.com
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