Scott Robert McGregor (born December 19, 1986) is an American professional baseball

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who is currently a free agent. Though he has yet to reach the

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(MLB), he has played at Triple-A—the level directly below the majors—each year since 2013, he appeared in MLB

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Career

He was born in

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and attended

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in Liberty Township, Ohio. He went to the

University of Memphis } The University of Memphis (UofM) is a public university, public research university in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 22,000 students. The university maintains the Herff College of Engineering ...

following high school, where he posted a won-loss record of 13–15 in three years there. McGregor was taken in the 15th round of the

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, a couple picks after outfielder

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, by the

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. He was 4–0 with a 1.45 ERA and five walks allowed in 37.1 innings his first professional season and followed that with a 7–11 record and a 5.56 ERA in 34 games (17 starts) for the

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in 2009. In 115 innings, he allowed 26 walks and had the eighth-best BB/9 IP ratio in the

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among pitchers with 100 or more innings pitched. In 2010, he was 10-8 with a 3.14 ERA in 31 games (20 starts) split between two teams; in 137.2 innings, he allowed 22 walks. ''

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'' ranked him as having the best control in the Cardinals system. After missing 2011 to

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, McGregor returned in 2012 to go 5–2 with a 6.31 ERA in 14 games (13 starts). He reached Triple-A for the first time in 2013, going 6–10 with a 4.83 ERA in 18 games (17 starts) for the

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; He also pitched for the

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that year and went 10–11 with a 4.06 ERA as a whole. He began 2014 with Memphis, but was released in June. The Nationals signed him and he played for their Double-A team, the

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, and their Triple-A club, the Chiefs. Between the three teams, McGregor was 4–9 with a 5.56 ERA. In 2015, he was 6–6 with a 4.04 ERA in 27 games (15 starts) for Syracuse. McGregor was released on March 16, 2016. On April 11, 2016, he signed with the

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of the

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. On June 16, 2016, he signed with the

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of the

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. In May 2017, McGregor signed with the

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of the

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. After sustaining a leg injury in June and pitching to a 4.88 ERA in 24 innings of work, he was released on August 5, 2017.

International career

He played for the

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in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McGregor, Scott 1986 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in South Korea American expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Baseball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Cardenales de Lara players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Fubon Guardians players Gulf Coast Cardinals players Harrisburg Senators players Johnson City Cardinals players Kiwoom Heroes players KBO League pitchers Memphis Redbirds players Memphis Tigers baseball players Palm Beach Cardinals players Quad Cities River Bandits players Somerset Patriots players Baseball players from Cincinnati Springfield Cardinals players Syracuse Chiefs players United States national baseball team players Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in baseball