Bobby Scales
| Bobby Scales | |||
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Scales with the Chicago Cubs
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| Second baseman | |||
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Born: October 4, 1977 Southfield, Michigan |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 5, 2009, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 3, 2010, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .248 | ||
| Home runs | 3 | ||
| Runs batted in | 17 | ||
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Bobby Leon Scales (born October 4, 1977) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. A switch hitter who throws right-handed, Scales played for the University of Michigan and was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 14th round (442nd overall) of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft on June 11, 1999. While at Michigan, he played for the Corvallis Knights in the West Coast League, an independent summer collegiate league. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and the Orix Buffaloes.
Within 3 years of being drafted by the Padres organization, Scales was discouraged from lack of play and even planned to quit; but infield coach Tony Franklin talked him into staying. That same season when Bernie Castro, the top prospect starting ahead of Scales got injured, he finally got his chance to start. Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies to a minor league contract on January 11, 2006, Scales played the 2006 season with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons. The Boston Red Sox organization signed him to a minor league contract on December 20, 2006 and invited him to participate in the Red Sox' 2007 Spring Training. In 2008, Scales played for the Chicago Cubs organization and became a free agent at the end of the season. In January 2009, he re-signed with the Cubs.
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