Scott Robert Cassidy (born October 3, 1975) is a former

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who played in

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from 2002 to 2006. Cassidy played with the

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(2002),

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(2005) and

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(2005–2006). Before his professional career, Cassidy pitched for the

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from 1994 to 1995. He batted and threw right-handed.

Life as a Blue Jay

Cassidy Scott began his MLB career with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2002 appearing in 58 games and logging 66.0 innings. He ended his first season with a 1–4 record with an

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of 5.73 in 58 games. He then spent 2003 in Triple-A where he was pitching for the

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as a reliever.

Dealt to Boston

On April 18, 2004, the Jays traded Cassidy to their AL East rival, the Boston Red Sox, for a player to be named. Scott did not prove to be a major acquisition as he finished the 2004 campaign playing on the Red Sox's Triple-A affiliate in Pawtucket. He also spent the first part of the 2005 year in Triple-A splitting time between the Pawtucket and

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squads. He then pitched in 1 game for Boston coming in as a relief pitcher. He was traded on July 19, 2005, for the second time in his career. This time it was to a team in the

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, the San Diego Padres.

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came over to Boston in return.

Pitching in the NL

With San Diego for the second half of 2005, he had a 1–1 record with a much lower ERA then he had as a member of the Red Sox at 6.57. In 2006, he posted a much more respectable 2.53 ERA while

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6 games. He threw 42.2 innings in his 42 appearances all of which came out of the

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as a reliever. Cassidy signed a minor league contract with the

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on December 3, 2007, but announced his retirement on March 2, 2008.

Pitching style

Cassidy primarily throws an 88-90 MPH

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, and a 78-81 MPH

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. He throws an occasional

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around 80 MPH, and a

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around 77 MPH.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cassidy, Scott 1975 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball players from Syracuse, New York Boston Red Sox players Hagerstown Suns players Le Moyne Dolphins baseball players Major League Baseball pitchers Pawtucket Red Sox players Portland Beavers players San Diego Padres players Toronto Blue Jays players USC Aiken Pacers baseball players Liverpool High School alumni Dunedin Blue Jays players Medicine Hat Blue Jays players Syracuse SkyChiefs players Tennessee Smokies players