Gary Thomas Scott (born August 22, 1968), is an American former

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who played for the

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in 1991 and 1992. A native of

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, Scott attended

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. At Pelham, he was the

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team's all-time leading scorer and the

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of the

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team. He received no scholarship offers to play

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but received several scholarship offers from

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basketball programs. It was during a recruiting trip to Drexel that he decided to contact the baseball coach at nearby

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about

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to the baseball team. He played college baseball at Villanova, where he was named to the 1989 Big East Conference baseball tournament all-tournament team. In 1987, he played

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with the

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of the

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, and returned to the league in 1988 to play for the

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. He was selected by the

in the second round of the 1989 MLB Draft. In each of his two major league seasons, Scott was the opening day third baseman for Chicago, but in each case he was back in the minor leagues within a few weeks. In 1991, Scott batted .165 until May 14, when the Cubs sent him down. On April 20, 1992, he was batting .103 when he cracked a grand slam at

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. He was then sent down three games later. Scott was called up a few more times during that year but never reached the majors again, continuing to play in the minor leagues until before retiring.

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