Tayler Scott

Tayler James Scott (born June 1, 1992) is a South African professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. He is the first South African baseball pitcher in MLB and NPB history.

Tayler Scott
Scott with the Seattle Mariners in 2019
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pitcher
Born: (1992-06-01) June 1, 1992
Johannesburg, South Africa
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Professional debut
MLB: June 8, 2019, for the Seattle Mariners
NPB: June 19, 2020, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average11.12
Strikeouts27
NPB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record0-3
Earned run average15.75
Strikeouts7
Teams

Career

Scott was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa.[1] He moved to the United States when he was 16 to attend high school and play baseball.[2] After moving, he attended Notre Dame Prep High School in Scottsdale, Arizona.[1] Scott initially committed to play college baseball at Arizona.[3]

Chicago Cubs

He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round of the 2011 MLB draft.[1]

Scott played in the Cubs organization from 2011 through the 2015 season. During his time with them, he played for the AZL Cubs, Boise Hawks, Kane County Cougars, Daytona Cubs, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, and the Tennessee Smokies. He was released by the Cubs on March 30, 2016.[4]

Sioux City Explorers

He signed with the Sioux City Explorers of the independent baseball American Association in April 2016.[5]

Milwaukee Brewers

On July 6, 2016, Scott signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.[6] In 2016 and 2017, he played for the Biloxi Shuckers while in the Brewers organization.

Texas Rangers

On July 31, 2017, he was traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Jeremy Jeffress.[7] He played for the Round Rock Express in 2017 and 2018 while in the Rangers organization.

Seattle Mariners

Scott became a free agent after the 2018 season, and signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners on January 24, 2019.[8] He opened the 2019 season with the Tacoma Rainiers.

Scott was called up to the major leagues for the first time on June 7, 2019.[1] He made his major league debut on June 8, becoming the first South African pitcher in MLB history.[9]

Baltimore Orioles

On June 25, 2019, Scott was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles.[10] Scott was outrighted off the Orioles roster on October 30, 2019,[11] and became a free agent.[12]

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

On December 1, 2019, Scott signed a one-year contract with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[13][14] In 2020, Scott struggled to a 15.75 ERA in 7 games for Hiroshima. Scott did not appear.in a regular season game for the Carp in 2021 and became a free agent after the season.

San Diego Padres

On March 7, 2022, Scott signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres organization.[15] On September 11, Scott was designated for assignment.

Philadelphia Phillies

On September 14, 2022, Scott was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies. He was designated for assignment on December 16, 2022. He elected free agency on December 23, 2022.

Los Angeles Dodgers

On January 7, 2023, Scott signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.[16]

References
  1. Lauren Smith (June 7, 2019). "Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger placed on 10-day IL". The News Tribune. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  2. "Scott becomes MLB's 1st South African pitcher". MLB.com.
  3. "MLB draft: Five Arizona Wildcats selected so far". Arizona Daily Star. June 7, 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. "Tayler Scott Player Page". ML.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  5. "Explorers add two more pitchers to team". siouxcityjournal.com. April 21, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  6. "Brewers sign RHP Tayler Scott and has been assigned to Biloxi". MiLB.com. July 6, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  7. "Rangers Trade Jeremey Jeffress to the Milwaukee Brewers". Dallas Morning News. July 31, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  8. "Mariners Select RHP Tayler Scott from AAA Tacoma". marinersblog.mlblogs.com. Seattle Mariners PR. June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  9. Vincent Frank (June 7, 2019). "Mariners prospect Scott to become 1st MLB pitcher from South Africa". msn.com. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  10. Roch Kubatko (June 25, 2019). "Orioles claim Scott off waivers and DFA Gilmartin". masnsports.com. MASN. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  11. Jon Meoli (October 30, 2019). "Orioles claim infielder Pat Valaika off waivers from Rockies; outright four pitchers to Triple-A Norfolk". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  12. Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  13. "テイラー・スコット選手、選手契約合意！". 広島東洋カープ公式サイト (in Japanese). December 1, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  14. "新外国人獲得 鋭いスライダー武器のテイラー・スコット投手 中継ぎ期待". Daily Sports. December 1, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  15. "Tayler Scott".
  16. https://twitter.com/tombaseball29/status/1611859875717611521


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