Scott Patterson (baseball)

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Scott Patterson
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Patterson with the San Diego Padres
Pitcher
Born: (1979-06-20) June 20, 1979 (age 45)
Oakdale, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 1, 2008, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
September 18, 2008, for the San Diego Padres
Men's baseball
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Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara National team

Scott Robert Patterson (born June 20, 1979) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres.

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Early life

Patterson grew up in the Pittsburgh suburb of Oakdale, Pennsylvania, where his dad and brother currently live. He attended West Allegheny High School where he still holds the single season strikeout record. Following high school, he attended Allegany College of Maryland in Cumberland, Maryland. Afterward, he attended West Virginia State, where, during his senior season he threw a perfect game and was also awarded the 2002 WVIAC Pitcher of the Year.

Career

Patterson was re-signed by the New York Yankees as a free agent on November 16, 2007, [1] after spending most of the previous two seasons with their Double-A affiliate, the Trenton Thunder. Prior to spending time in the Yankees organization, he was in the Frontier League, an independent baseball league, for 41⁄2 seasons.

On June 1, 2008, Patterson was called up to the major leagues for the first time and made his major league debut for the Yankees that day in a loss to the Minnesota Twins. [2] Patterson was optioned back to the minors on June 3, 2008, after only pitching in one game. [3] He was designated for assignment on September 8, 2008 [4] and was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Padres three days later. [5] He would end up pitching in three games for the Padres in September. On August 20, 2009, Patterson was traded to the Oakland Athletics for cash considerations. [6]

On January 7, 2010, Patterson signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox. [7] On August 5, 2012, Patterson joined the New York Mets organization and was assigned to Triple-A Buffalo. [8] He was released on August 16. [7]

On March 31, 2016, Patterson signed with the New Britain Bees of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. [9]

He retired from playing after the 2016 season and was named pitching coach for the Lancaster Barnstormers. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Trenton Thunder". Lancaster Online . November 16, 2007. Archived from the original on August 20, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2008.
  2. ↑ Hoch, Bryan (June 1, 2008). "Rasner begins June on wrong note". New York Yankees . Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Girardi: Posada may return to Yanks on Thursday". ESPN . June 3, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Transactions". New York Yankees . MLB.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Padres claim Scott Patterson off waivers". Scout.com . September 11, 2008. Archived from the original on March 27, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  6. ↑ Shephard, Brian (August 20, 2009). "Padres Send Patterson to Athletics". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Scott Patterson Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac . Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  8. ↑ Rubin, Adam (August 5, 2012). "Mets add Patterson, assign to Buffalo - Mets Blog - ESPN". ESPN . Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Bees Add Former Yankee Patterson To Roster". Atlantic League . March 31, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Peeples Names Coaching Staff". Lancaster Barnstormers . February 7, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
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