Scott Atchison

Infobox MLB player


width = 150px
name=Scott Atchison

team=Hanshin Tigers
number=27
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1976|3|29
debutdate=July 31
debutyear=2004
debutteam=Seattle Mariners
statyear=2007
stat1label=Wins-Losses
stat1value=2-3
stat2label=Earned Run Average
stat2value=4.10
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=70
teams=
*Seattle Mariners (by|2004-by|2005)
*San Francisco Giants (by|2007)
*Hanshin Tigers (by|2008-present)

Scott Barham Atchison (born March 29, 1976 in Denton, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, now pitching in Japan. He graduated from The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, TX and received his degree in general studies from Texas Christian University.

College baseball

While playing for Texas Christian University, Atchison earned four letters and was named All-Southwest Conference twice and All-Western Athletic Conference once.

Professional baseball career

Atchison was originally drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 36th round of the by|1994 amateur draft, but chose to attend college. He was drafted again by the Mariners in the 49th round of the by|1998 amateur draft, and signed with the team in May by|1999. He spent five years playing for minor league affiliates of the Mariners and made his debut in the Majors on July 31, by|2004. He spent the 2004 and by|2005 seasons splitting his time between the Mariners and the Mariners' minor league affiliates, appearing in 31 games over two years. In by|2006, he played the entire season in the minors.

In by|2007, he signed with the San Francisco Giants and appeared in 22 games. At the end of the season, he refused an assignment from the Giants to the Fresno Grizzlies, and became a free agent. [cite web |url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/rss/sb20071220j1.html |title=Twins, Rays in 6-player trade |date=2007-11-29 |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle | author=Henry Schulman and Susan Slusser | accessdate=2007-12-27] . He signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox to come to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee [cite web |url=http://www.kentucky.com/sports/story/258654.html |title=Scoreboard |date=2007-12-14 |publisher=Lexington Herald-Leader | accessdate=2007-12-27] , but one week later signed with the Hanshin Tigers in Japan. [cite web |url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/rss/sb20071220j1.html |title=Tigers acquire veteran Atchison |date=2007-12-20 |publisher=The Japan Times | accessdate=2007-12-27] On January 4, by|2008, it was announced that the Red Sox had sold Atchinson's contract to the Hanshin Tigers. [cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/transactions?team=bos |title=Boston Red Sox Transactions |date=2008-01-04 |publisher=ESPN | accessdate=2008-01-10]

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