Scott Alexander Carroll (born September 24, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox.

Early career

Carroll attended Liberty High School in

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, where he was a star quarterback and pitcher. He signed a scholarship with Purdue University to play football. Carroll never received an opportunity for playing time, as he was stuck behind future

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quarterback

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. He later transferred to

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, where he again was the starting quarterback and a top pitcher on the baseball team. In 2006, he played

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with the Falmouth Commodores of the

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Cincinnati Reds

The Reds drafted him in the third round of the

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. He played six games for Billings, the rookie class team, in 2007. He was 0–1 with a 2.93 ERA. Carroll played for Class A Dayton and Class A-Advanced Sarasota in 2008. He was a combined 7–7 with a 3.60 ERA in 9 games for the Dragons and 14 for Sarasota. He played 7 games at Sarasota in 2009, going 2–2 with a 2.68 ERA. In a two-game promotion to Double-A

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, he gave up five earned runs in five innings, getting no decisions. In 2010, he played for the Class A Lynchburg Hillcats and the Mudcats, going a combined 4–11 with a 3.36 ERA in 5 games at Lynchburg and 20 at Carolina. He received a non-roster invitation to

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for 2011. During the 2012 season, Carroll was released by the Reds and signed with the White Sox. Carroll pitched in one game with the White Sox Double-A Birmingham before being promoted to the Sox Triple-A affiliate Charlotte. Carroll was a combined 4–6 with an ERA of 4.48 and 65 strikeouts in 35 games between Louisville, Birmingham and Charlotte. Carroll spent most of the 2013 season on the

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. When activated, he rehabbed at the Rookie-level with the

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and then went to Double-A Birmingham. He finished the 2013 season with a combined record of 0–2 in 11 games (11 starts), innings, 3.29 ERA, 42 hits, 6 walks and 29 strikeouts.

Major Leagues

Chicago White Sox

Carroll made his major league debut on April 27, 2014. He was designated for assignment on November 25, 2014. Carroll rejoined the White Sox on a minor league deal signed on January 22, 2015. On July 14, 2016, Carroll was outrighted by the White Sox.

Texas Rangers

Scott Carroll was acquired by the Texas Rangers on July 20, 2016.

Chicago Cubs

On August 15, 2017, Carroll signed a minor league deal with the

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. He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.

Kansas City T-Bones

On June 2, 2018, Carroll signed with the Kansas City T-Bones of the independent American Association.

Toros de Tijuana

On July 3, 2018, Carroll signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He was released on July 27, 2018.

References

External links

Missouri State Bears bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, Scott 1984 births Living people American football quarterbacks Billings Mustangs players Birmingham Barons players Bristol White Sox players Carolina Mudcats players Charlotte Knights players Chicago White Sox players Dayton Dragons players Falmouth Commodores players Frisco RoughRiders players Leones del Caracas players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Louisville Bats players Lynchburg Hillcats players Major League Baseball pitchers Missouri State Bears baseball players Missouri State Bears football players Missouri State University alumni People from Liberty, Missouri Purdue Boilermakers football players Purdue University alumni Round Rock Express players Sarasota Reds players Baseball players from Kansas City, Missouri Players of American football from Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City T-Bones players Iowa Cubs players