Steve Scarsone | |||
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Oakland Athletics | |||
Manager/Infielder | |||
Born: Anaheim, California |
April 11, 1966 |||
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MLB debut | |||
May 15, 1992, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 8, 1999, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .239 | ||
Home runs | 20 | ||
Runs batted in | 86 | ||
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Steven Wayne Scarsone (born April 11, 1966 in Anaheim, California) is a retired professional baseball infielder and former minor league manager. He currently serves on the Oakland Athletics' Player Development staff as travelling minor league instructor. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1992 and 1999 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, and Kansas City Royals
Scarscone attended Canyon High School in his native Anaheim. He went on to attend Rancho Santiago College in Santa Ana, California.
He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1986 MLB January Draft. His professional career began that year with the Class A (Short Season) Bend Phillies. In 1987, he played for the Class A Charleston Wheelers. His 1988 season was spent with the Class A Clearwater Phillies. In 1989, Scarscone was promoted to the Double-A Reading Phillies. He split the 1990 season between Clearwater and Reading. He played part of the 1991 season at Reading, but played the majority with the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons. He began the 1992 season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, but was called up to the Phillies where he made his major league debut on May 15. He recorded his first big league hit in the game against the Cincinnati Reds. He played in seven games before returning to Triple-A.