Scott Patterson (baseball)
| Scott Patterson | |||
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Patterson with the San Diego Padres | |||
| New Britain Bees – No. 39 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: June 20, 1979 Oakdale, Pennsylvania | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 1, 2008, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 0–0 | ||
| Earned run average | 1.93 | ||
| Strikeouts | 7 | ||
| Teams | |||
| Medal record | ||
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| Men’s Baseball | ||
Representing  United States
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| Pan American Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2011 Guadalajara | National team |
Scott Robert Patterson (born June 20, 1979 in Oakdale, Pennsylvania) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New Britain Bees with the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres.
Early life
Patterson grew up in the Pittsburgh suburb of Oakdale, PA 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 4 1⁄2 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. Patterson was optioned back to the minors on June 3, 2008 after only pitching in one game.[2] He was designated for assignment on September 8, 2008[3] and was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Padres three days later.[4] He would end up pitching in three games for the Padres in September. On August 21, 2009 Patterson was traded to the Oakland Athletics for cash considerations.[5]
On January 20, 2010 Patterson signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox. On August 5, 2012 Patterson joined the New York Mets organization and was assigned to Triple-A Buffalo.[6] He was released during the 2012 Season by the Mets.
On March 31, 2016, Patterson signed with the New Britain Bees of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
References
- ↑ Archived August 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Transactions | New York Yankees". Newyork.yankees.mlb.com. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
- ↑ "Transactions | New York Yankees". Newyork.yankees.mlb.com. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
- ↑ "San Diego Padres MLB Baseball Front Page". Padres.scout.com. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
- ↑ "Scott Patterson Baseball Statistics [2002-2014]". Thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
- ↑ "Mets add Patterson, assign to Buffalo - Mets Blog - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)