Within three 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.[2] That same season when Bernie Castro, the top prospect starting ahead of Scales got injured, he finally got his chance to start.[2] 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.[3] 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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Scales with the Chicago Cubs
He was called up to the Cubs major league team on May 4, 2009, after starting pitcherCarlos Zambrano was put on the 15-Day Disabled List. He made his Major League debut, starting at second base, at the age of 31 on May 5 against the San Francisco Giants, a game in which he recorded his first Major League hit against Tim Lincecum, winner of the 2008 National League Cy Young Award.[4] He scored his first Major League run later that inning when Sean Marshall singled.[5] On May 8, 2009, Scales hit his first Major League triple off of Dave Bush.[6] On May 12, 2009, Scales hit his first major league home run off of Edwin Moreno of the San Diego Padres.[7] On May 14, to further his case to stay in the bigs, Scales hit two doubles while driving in four runs in the Cubs' win over the Padres.[8] He recorded a six-game hit streak immediately after being called up, but that streak was lost on May 16.[9] However, that same game, he scored the winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning against the Houston Astros.[10] On May 27, Aaron Miles was placed on the DL, and the team needed someone who could play backup shortstop and Scales was sent down to AAA Iowa Cubs.[11] The next day, May 28, Scales was recalled from AAA Iowa because Ryan Freel was placed on the disabled list.[12] Scales then went on to hit a pinch hit home run in the bottom of the 8th off Dodgers pitcher Randy Wolf.
Bobby's wife Monica has a doctorate in health communication.[17] In 2005 Scales was named the Portland Beavers Community Player of the Year which highlighted the time and effort he put into helping the greater Portland community.[18] He also is a substitute teacher at Milton High School in Milton, Georgia during the offseason.[19]
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^. Archived from the original on 2007-01-28. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
^"31-year-old Scales finally makes big league debut". May 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
^"Giants @ Cubs game recap (5-5-09)". May 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
^"Cubs @ Brewers Play-by-play (5-8-09)". May 8, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
^Muskat, Carrie (May 12, 2009). "Bradley's homer lifts Cubs over Padres". Retrieved 2009-05-13.
^"Tipping The Scales: Cubs take advantage of 10 walks in win over Pads". Associated Press. May 14, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
^"Bobby Scales Game Log". espn.com. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
^"Cubs v. Astros Play-by-play (5-17-09)". espn.com. 2009-05-17. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
^"Cubs call up Jake Fox and two others, send down Bobby Scales and Neal Cotts, put Aaron Miles on DL". Chicago Tribune. 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
^"Freel to DL, Scales back in bigs". ESPNChicago.com. 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
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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 1 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 Bobby ScalesScales with the Orix BuffaloesLeft fielder Third baseman Second basemanBorn 1977 10 04 October 4 1977 age 46 Southfield Michigan U S Batted SwitchThrew RightProfessional debutMLB May 5 2009 for the Chicago CubsNPB July 7 2011 for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham FightersLast appearanceMLB October 3 2010 for the Chicago CubsNPB September 26 2012 for the Orix BuffaloesMLB statisticsBatting average 248Home runs3Runs batted in17NPB statisticsBatting average 262Home runs14Runs batted in53TeamsChicago Cubs 2009 2010 Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2011 Orix Buffaloes 2012 Contents 1 Playing career 1 1 Minor league career 1 2 Major league career 1 3 Japan 1 4 Return to Cubs 1 5 New York Mets 1 6 Japan again 2 Post playing career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksPlaying career editMinor league career edit Within three 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 2 That same season when Bernie Castro the top prospect starting ahead of Scales got injured he finally got his chance to start 2 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 3 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 Major league career edit nbsp Scales with the Chicago Cubs He was called up to the Cubs major league team on May 4 2009 after starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano was put on the 15 Day Disabled List He made his Major League debut starting at second base at the age of 31 on May 5 against the San Francisco Giants a game in which he recorded his first Major League hit against Tim Lincecum winner of the 2008 National League Cy Young Award 4 He scored his first Major League run later that inning when Sean Marshall singled 5 On May 8 2009 Scales hit his first Major League triple off of Dave Bush 6 On May 12 2009 Scales hit his first major league home run off of Edwin Moreno of the San Diego Padres 7 On May 14 to further his case to stay in the bigs Scales hit two doubles while driving in four runs in the Cubs win over the Padres 8 He recorded a six game hit streak immediately after being called up but that streak was lost on May 16 9 However that same game he scored the winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning against the Houston Astros 10 On May 27 Aaron Miles was placed on the DL and the team needed someone who could play backup shortstop and Scales was sent down to AAA Iowa Cubs 11 The next day May 28 Scales was recalled from AAA Iowa because Ryan Freel was placed on the disabled list 12 Scales then went on to hit a pinch hit home run in the bottom of the 8th off Dodgers pitcher Randy Wolf Japan edit Scales signed with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan on June 27 2011 13 Return to Cubs edit On January 27 2012 Scales signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs New York Mets edit After leaving the Cubs Scales signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets on April 1 On May 12 he was released by the Mets 14 Japan again edit After his departure from the Mets organization he signed with the Orix Buffaloes Post playing career editOn November 9 2012 Scales was hired to be the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim director of player development 15 Scales was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to be the organization s assistant fielding coordinator in 2019 In 2023 Scales was hired as a part time analyst for road games on the Detroit Tigers Radio Network 16 Personal life editBobby s wife Monica has a doctorate in health communication 17 In 2005 Scales was named the Portland Beavers Community Player of the Year which highlighted the time and effort he put into helping the greater Portland community 18 He also is a substitute teacher at Milton High School in Milton Georgia during the offseason 19 References edit Bobby Scales Stats Bio Photos Highlights MLB com 2010 Retrieved 2010 10 15 a b Muskat Carrie 2009 05 15 Scales making most of first run in Majors cubs com Retrieved 2009 05 16 Sox sign eight to Minor League deals Archived from the original on 2007 01 28 Retrieved 2006 12 28 31 year old Scales finally makes big league debut May 5 2009 Retrieved 2009 05 09 Giants Cubs game recap 5 5 09 May 5 2009 Retrieved 2009 05 09 Cubs Brewers Play by play 5 8 09 May 8 2009 Retrieved 2009 05 09 Muskat Carrie May 12 2009 Bradley s homer lifts Cubs over Padres Retrieved 2009 05 13 Tipping The Scales Cubs take advantage of 10 walks in win over Pads Associated Press May 14 2009 Retrieved 2009 05 14 Bobby Scales Game Log espn com Retrieved 2009 05 16 Cubs v Astros Play by play 5 17 09 espn com 2009 05 17 Retrieved 2009 05 16 Cubs call up Jake Fox and two others send down Bobby Scales and Neal Cotts put Aaron Miles on DL Chicago Tribune 2009 05 27 Retrieved 2009 05 29 Freel to DL Scales back in bigs ESPNChicago com 2009 05 28 Retrieved 2009 05 29 Nicholson Smith Ben Minor Moves Scales Perez MLBTradeRumors com Retrieved 27 June 2011 Sayonara Bobby Scales Headed to Japan Metsmerized Online 13 May 2012 DiGiovanna Mike November 9 2012 Angels hire Mike Hampton Tim Bogar for minor league roles Los Angeles Times Woodbery Evan March 4 2023 Tigers will have new voice on radio broadcasts mlive com Retrieved March 7 2023 McGrath Dan 2009 05 15 Bobby Scales weighs in on big league experience chicagotribune com Retrieved 2009 05 16 Bobby Scales Community Player of the Year scout com 2005 09 14 Retrieved 2009 05 16 Batting Around with Bobby ScalesExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bobby Scales amp oldid 1216522338, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
