27 Facts About Scott Erickson

Scott Gavin Erickson was born on February 2,1968 and is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

Scott Erickson played for the Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Yankees over 15 seasons.

Scott Erickson was a member of the 1991 World Series champion Twins.

Scott Erickson was highly involved in sports during high school while he attended Homestead High School in Cupertino, California.

Scott Erickson was a Junior College 1st Team All American at San Jose.

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Scott Erickson then majored in accounting with a minor in psychology at the University of Arizona.

Scott Erickson began his professional career after being selected in the major league draft four times.

Scott Erickson was drafted by the New York Mets in 1986 out of Homestead High School; the Houston Astros in 1987 and Toronto Blue Jays in 1988 out of San Jose City College; and in 1989 he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the amateur draft out of the University of Arizona.

Scott Erickson finally signed his first pro contract with Minnesota.

The Twins would go on to win the World Series, and Scott Erickson finished second to Roger Clemens for the American League Cy Young Award and received votes for the American League Most Valuable Player Award.

Scott Erickson regressed the following year leading the majors with 19 losses.

Scott Erickson became the third Twins pitcher, after Jack Kralick in 1962 and Dean Chance in 1967, to pitch a no-hitter; the former's had been the last no-hitter in a Twins home game, that game having taken place at the Metrodome's predecessor, Metropolitan Stadium.

Scott Erickson's no-hitter was thought to be impossible on The Metrodome's artificial turf and home run reputation.

In 1996, Scott Erickson won 13 games for the second straight year with 6 complete games and 100 strikeouts for the 6th straight year.

In 1997, Scott Erickson turned in his best season since 1992, winning 16 games with a 3.

Scott Erickson later signed a five-year, $32 million contract with Baltimore through 2003.

On March 3,2000, Scott Erickson had bone chips removed from his elbow and was out of action eight weeks.

Scott Erickson returned in 2002, becoming the first pitcher to start Opening Day after missing an entire season.

In 2003, Scott Erickson suffered a torn labrum and missed the entire 2003 season.

Scott Erickson was in the starting rotation for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2005.

Scott Erickson signed a deal with the New York Yankees on February 16,2006.

Scott Erickson was released by the Yankees on June 19 and retired from baseball at the beginning of the 2007 season.

Scott Erickson led the league five times in most double plays in a season and is in the Top 5 in Major League history for groundball to flyout ratio.

Scott Erickson was the pitching coach for the Cleveland Indians Class A Advanced affiliate Carolina Mudcats of the Carolina League in 2012 and Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the New York–Penn League He was the President of MLM, majorleaguemechanics.

In late 2000, Scott Erickson was featured in People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" edition.

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Scott Erickson was married to television personality, actress, and investigative reporter Lisa Guerrero until their divorce, with whom he founded HomeTeam Productions.

Prosecutors alleged that Scott Erickson was racing with a woman, Rebecca Grossman when she struck and killed the two brothers in a Westlake Village, California crosswalk.