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For the American newscaster, see Scott Feldman. Baseball player| Scott Feldman | |
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| Texas Rangers – No. 39 | |
| Relief Pitcher | |
| Bats: LeftThrows: Right | |
| debut | |
| August 31, 2005, for the Texas Rangers | |
| Career statistics (through April 15, 2007) | |
| Win-Loss | 1-3 |
| Earned Run Average | 3.16 |
| Strikeouts | 36 |
Stats at Baseball Reference  | |
Scott Wynne Feldman, born February 7, 1983, in Kailua, Hawaii, is a relief pitcher who plays for the Texas Rangers.
High school career
Feldman attended Burlingame High School. A left-handed hitter, Feldman led the Peninsula Athletic League in batting average as a Burlingame junior, and nearly matched the feat as a senior.
College career
Feldman attended the College of San Mateo. There, in two seasons he went 25-2 (his only losses were in the state final four), had a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 8 to 1, and a 1.30 ERA. He earned Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year honors both as a freshman in 2002 and sophomore in 2003, and was an All American both years.
Minor league career
He underwent reconstructive elbow surgery for a torn ulnar collateral ligament in October 2003, which limited him to four appearances in 2004 in the Arizona League.
Feldman began the 2005 season with the Single-A Bakersfield Blaze, but was quickly promoted to the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders.
Through March 2007, in 110 innings in the minors he has averaged 6 hits, 3 walks, and 7 strikeouts per 9 innings, with a 2.04 ERA.
Major League career
He was a late-season call-up that year, making his debut against the Chicago White Sox on August 31, 2005. Feldman made 8 appearances with the Rangers, compiling a record of 0-1 in 9.1 innings of work, with an ERA of 0.91.
2006 saw Feldman bounce back and forth between the Rangers and their Triple-A affiliate, the Oklahoma RedHawks. In 36 games, he had an ERA of 3.92. In games that were late and close he did not give up any hits in 16 at bats.
Feldman was in the Rangers' 2007 spring training camp, and in 6.2 innings gave up 7 hits, 3 earned runs (for a 4.05 ERA), 2 walks, and had 5 strikeouts in 6 appearances. On March 29th he won the final spot in the Texas bullpen.
Hit batsman, brawl, and suspension
The national spotlight shone briefly on Feldman on August 16, 2006, when he sparked a bench-clearing brawl in the ninth inning of a game between the Rangers and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Tensions between the two division rivals were already high, as two Rangers starting pitchers — Adam Eaton and Vicente Padilla — had been ejected in previous games that month for throwing at Angels batters. Prior to Feldman taking the mound, two Angels hurlers (Kevin Gregg and Brendan Donnelly) had been thrown out of the game for hitting batsmen, as well as manager Mike Scioscia and bench coach Ron Roenicke. Feldman hit Angels second baseman Adam Kennedy with a pitch with only one out remaining in the game, and his team up 9-3. Kennedy charged the mound, and what has been described as a "slap fight" between the 6'6" Feldman and the light-hitting 6'1" Kennedy ensued. Feldman was suspended for six games for ignoring the warnings of umpire Sam Holbrook.
Pitches
A sidearm pitcher with a low-90s fastball, a hard slider with extreme downward movement, and a changeup, he's more effective against right-handed hitters.
Miscellaneous
- Feldman is Jewish.
External links
- Template:Mlb.com
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
- Hardball Times stats
- Baseball Cube stats
- Interview, 10/21/06
References
- ^ Schwab, Matt (2005-06-10). "Ex-CSM star aiming for majors". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
- ^ Lee, Emmanuel (2006-04-06). "Former CSM star hits the big time". San Mateo Daily Journal. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
- "Scott Feldman - Player File". mlb.com. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
- "Rangers make trio of roster moves". scout.com. 2007-03-29. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
- "Angels and Rangers get into a bench clearing brawl. It reportadly all started when Enrico Palazzo attacked Reggie Jackson". Fark.com. 2006-08-17. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
- "Bench-clearing melee mars Rangers' victory vs. Angels". Associated Press. 2006-08-16. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
- Sanchez, Jesse (2006-08-17). "Showalter, Padilla, Feldman suspended". mlb.com. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
- Mayo, Jonathan (2006-05-10). "Minor League's top Jewish prospects". mlb.com. Retrieved 2007-04-15.