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Scott Patterson
Patterson with the San Diego Padres
New Britain Bees – No. 39
Pitcher
Born: (1979-06-20) June 20, 1979 (age 45)
Oakdale, Pennsylvania
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 1, 2008, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average1.93
Strikeouts7
Teams
Scott Patterson
Medal record
Men’s Baseball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 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 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. 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

  1. ^ [1] Archived August 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Transactions | New York Yankees". Newyork.yankees.mlb.com. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
  3. ^ "Transactions | New York Yankees". Newyork.yankees.mlb.com. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
  4. ^ "San Diego Padres MLB Baseball Front Page". Padres.scout.com. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
  5. ^ "Scott Patterson Baseball Statistics [2002-2014]". Thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
  6. ^ "Mets add Patterson, assign to Buffalo - Mets Blog - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2015-08-27.

External links

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