Scott William Mathieson (born February 27, 1984) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the

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and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants.

Career

Philadelphia Phillies

While playing for the Langley Blaze of the

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, Mathieson was drafted in the 17th round of the

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– 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 , 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

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s. In , he pitched for the Lakewood BlueClaws of the South Atlantic League, going 8–9 with an ERA of 4.32 and 112 strikeouts. In , he continued to show improvement. Although he went 3–8 for the

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of the FSL, he had an ERA of 4.14, 118 strikeouts, and only 34 walks in 121 innings. During the season, he also pitched in the

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for the World team. After the season, he was named by

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as the Phillies' fourth-best prospect and the organization's best right-handed pitching prospect. Mathieson made his MLB debut June 17, 2006, losing to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 7–2. Matheison suffered an elbow injury September 2 that required

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. Mathieson began a rehabilitation program late in the season, but removed himself from a game August 31 while pitching for Double-A Reading when he felt "a strange sensation in his elbow." The Phillies announced September 4 that Mathieson would not return during 2007 due to inflammation of the

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. Mathieson was scheduled to play in the 2007 Arizona Fall League with the Peoria Saguaros, but didn't. As of 2009, Mathieson was pitching for the GCL Phillies in his effort to return to the major leagues. On June 17, 2010, Mathieson was recalled from the Lehigh Valley IronPigs to the Philadelphia Phillies, where he remained for several weeks. He also spent parts of the 2011 season with the club in addition to his time with Lehigh Valley. In November 2011, Mathieson was released from the Phillies to pursue pitching opportunities in Asia.

Yomiuri Giants

On December 2, 2011, he signed with the Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). With the conclusion of the 2016 NPB season, his fifth year in Japan with the Yomiuri Giants, Mathieson had appeared in 300 games as a relief pitcher, compiling a 21-20 record with 2.32 ERA and 43 saves. He has 353 strikeouts and a 1.08 WHIP overall in NPB. Mathieson announced the end of his professional playing career at the conclusion of the 2019 season.

International career

Mathieson pitched for the Canada national baseball team at the

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and

2019 WBSC Premier12 The 2019 WBSC Premier12 was an international baseball championship featuring the 12 highest-ranked national teams in the world, held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). It was the second WBSC Premier12 event. The championship ...

References

External links

NPB.com
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mathieson, Scott 1984 births Living people Baseball people from British Columbia Batavia Muckdogs players Canadian expatriate baseball players in Japan Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States Clearwater Threshers players Florida Complex League Phillies players Lakewood BlueClaws players Lehigh Valley IronPigs players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Canada Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Philadelphia Phillies players Reading Phillies players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons players Sportspeople from Vancouver World Baseball Classic players of Canada Yomiuri Giants players 2006 World Baseball Classic players 2013 World Baseball Classic players 2017 World Baseball Classic players 2019 WBSC Premier12 players Scottsdale Scorpions players Surprise Scorpions players