Scott Michael McClain (born May 19, 1972) is an American former

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who is a scout in

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Early years

A versatile athlete, he played quarterback for Atascadero High School in

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, and signed a

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to play football for the

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before being drafted by the

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. During his senior year in baseball for the Greyhounds, McClain achieved a batting average of .464 and maintained an earned-run average of 1.74, winning 10 out of his 11 pitching appearances. As a football player, McClain concluded his tenure at AHS with a total of 3,341 passing yards and 25 touchdown passes over a span of two years.

Professional baseball career

McClain has spent the majority of his professional career moving between different minor league teams affiliated with various

organizations. During his time as a major leaguer, he participated in nine games as a member of the

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in , 13 games with the

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in , eight games with the San Francisco Giants in , and an additional 14 games with the Giants in . He played in the

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in Japan for the

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from – and in the

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for the

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in . Over the course of his professional career, McClain achieved a total of 359 home runs, with 287 coming in the minors, 71 in Japan, and two in MLB. He also recorded 1,237 runs batted in, with 1,066 in the minors and 171 in Japan. McClain hit his first home run in the major leagues on September 3, 2008, while playing for the Giants against the

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. While playing for the

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Triple-A affiliate, the

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, in , McClain won the Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player Award. He was the fourth River Cats player since to win the award. McClain spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons with the

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, Triple-A affiliate of the Giants. On January 20, 2010, McClain signed a minor league contract with the

, but as of June 2010 he was not on the roster of any Cubs minor league teams.

Scouting

Later in 2010, Hiroshima added Scott McClain as a U.S.-based scout.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McClain, Scott 1972 births Living people Tampa Bay Devil Rays players Chicago Cubs players San Francisco Giants players Major League Baseball first basemen Major League Baseball third basemen Seibu Lions players Hiroshima Toyo Carp players American expatriate baseball players in Japan Rochester Red Wings players Norfolk Tides players Durham Bulls players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Iowa Cubs players Sacramento River Cats players Fresno Grizzlies players Baseball players from Simi Valley, California People from Atascadero, California Baseball players from San Luis Obispo County, California Pacific Coast League MVP award winners