Darryl Nelson Scott (born August 6, 1968) is an American former

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and current

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for the

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(MLB). He played in MLB for the

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High school and college

Scott was born in Fresno, California, and took up pitching when he was nine. Scott attended high school at

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and pitched for their baseball team. He was recruited out of high school by

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. He pitched for three years for the

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, and during the 1988 season set a school record for saves in a season when he got his 12th in a game against the

University of Nevada-Reno The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a public land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada. It is the state's flagship public university and primary land grant institution. It was founded on October 12, ...

. After the 1988 season, he played

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with the

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of the

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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

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. However, he was signed by the California Angels as an amateur free agent shortly after the draft on June 13, 1990.

Career

Scott played his first season with the

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of the

Northwest League The Northwest League is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the Pacific Northwest, Northwestern United States and Western Canada. A Class A Short Season league for most of its history, the league was promoted to High-A as part of Maj ...

. In 27 pitching appearances, he had an

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(ERA) of 1.34, and won two games and lost one. He moved up the next season to the

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of the

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, where he pitched in 47 games, finishing the season with an ERA of 1.55 and 19 saves. The following season he moved up to both the AA and AAA level minor league teams of the Angels, the

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and the

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, respectively. He played in 27 games for Midland and again had an ERA under 2 (1.82) though with Edmonton he pitched in 31 games with a 5.20 ERA. After starting the 1993 season with the

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, the Angels' new AAA affiliate, he was promoted to the Angels' roster, and made his major league debut on May 31, 1993. Scott made his debut against the

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, and pitched a shutout eighth inning in a 10–5 loss. 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

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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. He pitched in ten more games that season, and notched his only major league win on September 19 against the Texas Rangers. He made his final major league appearance on October 1, 1993, against the

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. After being released by the Angels on November 16, 1993, he signed a contract with the

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that same month. After a year, he came back to the minor leagues, and played for the

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in the

farm system in 1995. In 59 games, he went 4–10 with a 4.70 ERA. He spent the next two seasons with the

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of the

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farm system, where he pitched 98 games in two seasons and had an ERA below three. Scott played for three minor league teams in 1999, and then spent the 2000 season with the

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of the

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farm system, where he played in four games, as well as with three other farm teams. After pitching in 14 games with an ERA over 10 for the

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, the AAA affiliate of the

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, he retired. Starting in 2009, he has served as a

and minor league pitching coordinator in the

organization. On November 1, 2019, Scott was named the

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for the

. 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.

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