Former MLB Relief Pitcher Scott Sauerbeck Dead At 53
Scott Sauerbeck
Ex-MLB Pitcher
Dead At 53
Published February 20, 2020 10:14 AM PST
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Scott Sauerbeck has died at the age of 53, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Thursday.
Details surrounding his passing have not been revealed.
The Pirates family mourns the passing of Scott Sauerbeck.
Scott Sauerbeck played for the Bucs between 1999 and 2003 and shared the club record of most games pitched by an LHP in a single season. pic.twitter.com/fS160TnfHV
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) February 20, 2025
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After spending time in New York’s farm system, Pittsburgh then picked up the Miami University (Ohio) product as part of the Rule 5 Draft in 1998. In 1998, Pittsburgh selected the Miami University (Ohio), Ohio product in the Rule 5 Draft. In the five years he spent in Pittsburgh, he pitched 308,2 innings and earned an ERA 3.56. In 2002, he appeared in a franchise record 78 games, finishing with a 2.30 ERA.
Sauerbeck was traded to Boston the following year … and would go on to miss the entire 2004 season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum and rotator cuff in his left shoulder.
He later made appearances for both Cleveland and Oakland between 2005 and 2006 … before he ultimately called it a career in 2008. He finished with a 20-17 record and 3.82 ERA on the mound.
RIP
