Scott Mathieson

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**Scott Mathieson**

Philadelphia Phillies — No. 47
Pitcher
Born: February 27, 1984 (1984-02-27) (age 24)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
June 17, 2006 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Win-Loss	1-4
Earned run average	7.47
Strikeouts	28
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (2006)

Scott William Mathieson (born February 27, 1984 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Philadelphia Phillies pitching prospect.

Mathieson was drafted in the 17th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft -- 509th overall -- by the Phillies. He made his professional debut in the Gulf Coast League (GCL), going 0-2 with an earned run average of 5.40 in seven games. In 2003, he went 2-7 with a 5.52 ERA in the GCL. That year, he also pitched six perfect innings in one game for the Batavia Muckdogs of the New York-Penn League, including 7 strikeouts. In 2004, he pitched for the Lakewood BlueClaws of the South Atlantic League, going 8-9 with an ERA of 4.32 and 112 strikeouts. In 2005, he continued to show improvement. Although he went 3-8 for the Clearwater Threshers of the FSL, he had an ERA of 4.14, 118 strikeouts, and only 34 walks in 121 2/3 innings. During the season, he also pitched in the All-Star Futures Game for the World team. After the season, he was named by Baseball America as the Phillies' fourth-best prospect and the organization's best right-handed pitching prospect.

Mathieson made his Major League debut June 17, 2006, losing to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 7-2. Matheison suffered an elbow injury September 2 that required Tommy John surgery.

Mathieson began a rehabilitation program late in the 2007 season, but removed himself from a game August 31 while pitching for Double-A Reading when he felt "a strange sensation in his elbow."^[1] The Phillies announced September 4 that Mathieson would not return during 2007 due to inflammation of the ulnar nerve.^[2] Mathieson was scheduled to play in the 2007 Arizona Fall League with the Peoria Saguaros, but didn't.^[3]