Richard Edward Scott (born July 19, 1962) is an American former professional baseball shortstop, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics. He later served as a coach for the New York Mets.
Career
Playing career
Scott appeared in three big league games during the 1989 season for the Oakland Athletics. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 17th round of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft. Scott played his first professional season with their rookie league Gulf Coast Yankees in 1981, and his last with Oakland's Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers in 1990.
Coaching career
Since retiring from the field, Scott has been a minor league manager for the Athletics and Arizona Diamondbacks, a scout for the Diamondbacks, player development director of the Toronto Blue Jays, and field coordinator of instruction for the Houston Astros and New York Mets. He also served as Director of Player Development for the Mets[1] under Sandy Alderson, for whom Scott had previously worked in the Oakland organization.
On December 16, 2015, Scott was announced as the new bench coach of the Mets, succeeding Bob Geren.[2] He served in the position through the 2016 and 2017 seasons before leaving the Mets to become player development director for the Miami Marlins.[3]
In 2021, Scott returned to the Mets organization as coordinator of coaching development and instruction.[4] After Glenn Sherlock tested positive for Covid-19 in 2022, Scott temporarily joined the Mets' MLB coaching staff as bench coach, beginning April 16, 2022.[5]
Before the beginning of the 2023 season, Dick Scott was named manager of the Mets AAA affiliate, the Syracuse Mets[6]
References
- ^ Martino, Andy (November 21, 2012). "Organizational shakeup for NY Mets as club opts not to renew contract of Adam Wogan". nydailynews.com. New York Daily News. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ^ @Mets (December 16, 2015). "We have named Dick Scott the team's Bench Coach. #Mets" (Tweet). Retrieved October 16, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Dick Scott Gets Front Office Job With Marlins | Metsmerized Online". November 14, 2017.
- ^ @AnthonyDiComo (February 23, 2021). "The Mets have re-hired former bench coach Dick Scott to the title of coordinator, coaching development and instruct…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @ragazzoreport (April 16, 2022). "Dick Scott, the Mets' bench coach from 2016-2017 and current player development coordinator, will serve as the Mets…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "@mikemayer22". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet