Darryl Scott

Darryl Nelson Scott (born August 6, 1968) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach who most recently served as an assistant pitching coach for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played professionally for the California Angels and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama BayStars.

High school and college Scott was born in Fresno, California, and took up pitching when he was nine. Scott attended high school at Yuba City High School in Yuba City, California and pitched for their baseball team. He was recruited out of high school by Loyola Marymount University. After the 1988 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star. In 1990, his senior season, Scott struck out 90 batters, highest in the conference. Despite this, Scott was not selected in the 1990 Major League Baseball draft.

Playing career Scott played his first season with the Boise Hawks of the Northwest League. In 27 pitching appearances, he had an earned run average (ERA) of 1.34, and won two games and lost one. After pitching in five more games in relief, he was at a hospital on June 18 with his wife for the birth of their newborn son, and while at the hospital, received a call from Dan O'Brien Sr. telling him that he was being sent back down to the minors. After a couple months in Vancouver, Scott was called back up to the majors in September. After a year, he came back to the minor leagues, and played for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in the Colorado Rockies farm system in 1995. In 59 games, Scott went 4–10 with a 4.70 ERA.

On November 1, 2019, Scott was named the bullpen coach for the Colorado Rockies. On October 25, 2021, Scott was promoted to the title of pitching coach, after Steve Foster stepped down to spend more time with his family. On October 22, 2025, it was announced that Scott and the Rockies would be parting ways.

Scott entered the 2026 season as the assistant pitching coach for the Los Angeles Angels. On August 11, 2026, Scott was fired by the Angels alongside Mike Maddux and Dom Chiti.