Scott Aldred | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Flint, Michigan |
June 12, 1968 |||
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MLB debut | |||
September 9, 1990, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
May 29, 2000, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 20–39 | ||
Earned run average | 6.02 | ||
Strikeouts | 312 | ||
Teams | |||
Scott Phillip Aldred (born June 12, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and current Minor League pitching coach.
Aldred was born in Flint, Michigan. He graduated in 1986 from Hill McCloy High School in Montrose, Michigan, a rural town just north of Flint.
Aldred was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 16th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft. In his first professional season, Aldred compiled an 8–7 record with a 3.57 ERA and 91 strikeouts in 110 innings with the Fayetteville Generals in 1987. Following this performance, he was seen as the best pitching prospect in the organization.
Aldred struck out 102 batters in 131 1⁄3 innings with the Lakeland Tigers in 1988. Aldred was 10–6 with 3.84 ERA and 97 strikeouts in 122 innings with the London Tigers in 1989 despite being sidelined in mid-season with a hand injury.
Aldred was promoted to the Major Leagues for the first time in September 1990 after compiling 6–15 mark and 4.90 ERA with the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens, ranking third in the International League in strikeouts (133 in 158 innings). He played for the Detroit Tigers through 1992.
After the 1992 season, Aldred was taken by the Colorado Rockies in the 1992 Major League Baseball expansion draft. He was selected off waivers by the Montreal Expos in April 1993. He experienced a sore arm, underwent Tommy John surgery, missed all of 1994 season, and returned to the Tigers organization in 1995.