Scott Patterson (baseball)
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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 4<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 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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External links
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- Official Website: scottpattersonpitching.com
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from Oakdale, Pennsylvania
- Baseball coaches from Pennsylvania
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- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Cardenales de Lara players
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- Jackson Generals (Southern League) players
- Lancaster Barnstormers players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Minor league baseball coaches
- New Britain Bees players
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- Sacramento River Cats players
- San Diego Padres players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees players
- Tacoma Rainiers players
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- United States national baseball team players
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- Baseball players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in baseball
- American expatriate baseball players in Italy
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- American expatriate baseball players in Mexico