Scott Erickson

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Scott Gavin Erickson (born February 2, 1968 in Long Beach, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

Erickson began his professional career in 1989 when he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the amateur draft. Erickson quickly rose to the major leagues in just his second season of professional baseball in 1990, a season in which he finished with a record of 8-4. During the Minnesota Twins 1991, World Series season, Erickson led the team in wins with a record of 20-8. He became the third Twins pitcher to throw a no-hitter on April 27, 1994 against the Milwaukee Brewers. Erickson remained with the Twins until 1995 when he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles, earning a peak annual salary of $6,620,921 [USD]. He later signed a five-year, $32-million contract with Baltimore through 2003. At the end of his contract he joined the New York Mets and then the Texas Rangers and then the Los Angeles Dodgers. Erickson signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees on February 16, 2006. Erickson was called up by the New York Yankees on May 13, 2006, after Tanyon Sturtze was placed on the 15-day disabled list. On June 19, Erickson was released by the Yankees after giving up 10 earned runs in nine games out of the bullpen, and retired from baseball at the beginning of the 2007 season.

Erickson was highly involved in sports even during high school; while he attended Homestead High School in Cupertino, California he played third base, soccer and football. After completing his secondary education he graduated from San Jose City College in 1988 and then majored in accounting at the University of Arizona. On February 4, 2004, Erickson married television reporter and model Lisa Guerrero.

Erickson an executive producer for the movie A Plumm Summer which comes out to theaters on April 25th, 2008.

[edit] References

• Scott Erickson baseball statistics provided by baseball-almanac.com.
• Scott Erickson career statistics provided by Baseball-Reference.com.

[edit] See also

• List of Major League Baseball wins champions
• MLB All-Time Hit Batsmen List
• List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

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