After four seasons in the minor leagues, Sauerbeck was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1998Rule 5 draft. In four and a half seasons with the Pirates, he had an ERA of 3.56 and compiled a record of 19-15 with five saves in 341 games out of the bullpen.
During the 2003 season, Sauerbeck and pitcher Mike González were traded to the Boston Red Sox for Brandon Lyon and Anastacio Martinez, but the Pirates backed out of the deal after discovering an injury to Lyon. However, the Pirates and Red Sox worked out another trade that sent Sauerbeck and Jeff Suppan to Boston for infielderFreddy Sanchez. With Boston, he pitched in 26 games and made one postseason appearance.
In the offseason, he signed with the Cleveland Indians, but missed the 2004 season due to an injury. In June 2006, Cleveland released him due to poor performance on the field and being arrested for permitting someone intoxicated to drive his car. Two weeks later, he signed with the Oakland Athletics. On October 10, 2006, Oakland released him.
On February 2, 2007, he signed a minor league deal with the Houston Astros. He was released by the Astros while pitching for the Round Rock Express, their Triple-A affiliate on June 19, 2007. On February 1, 2008, Sauerbeck signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds released him on May 6, 2008. He signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox and was assigned to their Triple-A affiliate, the Charlotte Knights, later in May. Sauerbeck's final minor league game was August 29, pitching a scoreless inning with two strikeouts against the Durham Bulls. He announced his retirement following the game. With the Knights, Scott compiled a 1-2 record with a 4.37 ERA in 37 games.
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Venezuelan Winter League
Sports Illustrated
January 21, 2023
scott, sauerbeck, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, especially, pot. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Scott Sauerbeck news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Scott William Sauerbeck born November 9 1971 is a retired left handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher Scott SauerbeckPitcherBorn 1971 11 09 November 9 1971 age 51 Cincinnati Ohio U S Batted RightThrew LeftMLB debutApril 5 1999 for the Pittsburgh PiratesLast MLB appearanceSeptember 23 2006 for the Oakland AthleticsMLB statisticsWin loss record20 17Earned run average3 82Strikeouts389TeamsPittsburgh Pirates 1999 2003 Boston Red Sox 2003 Cleveland Indians 2005 2006 Oakland Athletics 2006 Contents 1 High school career 2 College career 3 Professional career 4 External linksHigh school career EditSauerbeck attended Northwest High School in Cincinnati and played baseball basketball and soccer graduating in 1990 He called himself the curveball flipping freak citation needed College career EditAfter attending Miami University in Oxford Ohio Sauerbeck was drafted by the New York Mets in the 23rd round of the 1994 amateur draft Professional career EditAfter four seasons in the minor leagues Sauerbeck was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1998 Rule 5 draft In four and a half seasons with the Pirates he had an ERA of 3 56 and compiled a record of 19 15 with five saves in 341 games out of the bullpen During the 2003 season Sauerbeck and pitcher Mike Gonzalez were traded to the Boston Red Sox for Brandon Lyon and Anastacio Martinez but the Pirates backed out of the deal after discovering an injury to Lyon However the Pirates and Red Sox worked out another trade that sent Sauerbeck and Jeff Suppan to Boston for infielder Freddy Sanchez With Boston he pitched in 26 games and made one postseason appearance In the offseason he signed with the Cleveland Indians but missed the 2004 season due to an injury In June 2006 Cleveland released him due to poor performance on the field and being arrested for permitting someone intoxicated to drive his car Two weeks later he signed with the Oakland Athletics On October 10 2006 Oakland released him On February 2 2007 he signed a minor league deal with the Houston Astros He was released by the Astros while pitching for the Round Rock Express their Triple A affiliate on June 19 2007 On February 1 2008 Sauerbeck signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Cincinnati Reds The Reds released him on May 6 2008 He signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox and was assigned to their Triple A affiliate the Charlotte Knights later in May Sauerbeck s final minor league game was August 29 pitching a scoreless inning with two strikeouts against the Durham Bulls He announced his retirement following the game With the Knights Scott compiled a 1 2 record with a 4 37 ERA in 37 games External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Venezuelan Winter League Sports Illustrated Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scott Sauerbeck amp oldid 1133685192, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
