Scott Patterson

Scott Robert Patterson (born June 20, 1979) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He 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, 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 New York Yankees Patterson was re-signed by the New York Yankees as a free agent on November 16, 2007, 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 seasons.

On June 1, , 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. Patterson was optioned back to the minors on June 3, after only pitching in one game. He was designated for assignment by the Yankees on September 8.

San Diego Padres On September 11, 2008, Patterson was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Padres. He would end up pitching in three games for the Padres in September.

Oakland Athletics On August 20, 2009, Patterson was traded to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for cash considerations.

Boston Red Sox On January 7, 2010, Patterson signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox.

Seattle Mariners On November 24, 2010, Patterson signed with the Seattle Mariners on a minor league contract. He split the 2011 season between the Double-A Jackson Generals and Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers, accumulating a 4–4 record and 3.54 ERA with 77 strikeouts and 19 saves.

New York Mets On August 5, 2012, Patterson joined the New York Mets organization and was assigned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. In two starts for Buffalo, he struggled to an 0–1 record and 21.60 ERA with two strikeouts across innings pitched. Patterson was released by the Mets organization on August 16.

He retired from playing after the 2016 season and was named pitching coach for the Lancaster Barnstormers.