Scott Robert Cassidy (born October 3, 1975) is an American baseball coach for the Le Moyne Dolphins baseball team and former relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2006. Cassidy played with the Toronto Blue Jays (2002), Boston Red Sox (2005) and San Diego Padres (2005–2006). Before his professional career, Cassidy pitched for the USC Aiken Pacers from 1994 to 1995[1] and the Le Moyne Dolphins.[2] He batted and threw right-handed.
| Scott Cassidy | |||||||||||||||
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| Le Moyne Dolphins | |||||||||||||||
| Relief pitcher / Coach | |||||||||||||||
| Born: October 3, 1975 Syracuse, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| April 1, 2002, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||||||||||
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| September 26, 2006, for the San Diego Padres | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 8–9 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 4.88 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 109 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Life as a Blue Jay
editCassidy 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 ERA of 5.73 in 58 games.
He then spent 2003 in Triple-A where he was pitching for the Syracuse SkyChiefs as a reliever.
Dealt to Boston
editOn 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 Portland 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 National League, the San Diego Padres. Outfielder Adam Hyzdu came over to Boston in return.
Pitching in the NL
editWith 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 winning 6 games.
He threw 42.2 innings in his 42 appearances all of which came out of the bullpen as a reliever. Cassidy signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on December 3, 2007, but announced his retirement on March 2, 2008.
Pitching style
editCassidy primarily throws an 88-90 MPH fastball, and a 78-81 MPH slider. He throws an occasional changeup around 80 MPH, and a curveball around 77 MPH.[3]
Coaching career
editAfter Cassidy's playing career ended, he entered the coaching ranks. He spent a season as a coach at SUNY Sullivan before being named pitching coach under Steve Owens at Le Moyne College for the 2010 season. When Owens left for Bryant after 2010, Cassidy was named Le Moyne's head coach.[4] He earned his 300th win as Le Moyne's coach in 2023.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Scott Cassidy - Baseball - University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics". Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "Scott Cassidy '98 to be Inducted into the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame". Le Moyne College. June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "Scott Cassidy » Statistics » Pitching | FanGraphs Baseball". Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ Leo, Tom (August 31, 2010). "Scott Cassidy named head baseball coach at Le Moyne College". The Post-Standard. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)