Scott Emerson

Scott Matthew Emerson

• Bats Both, Throws Left
• Height 6' 6", Weight 225 lb.
• School Scottsdale Community College
• High School Shadow Mountain High School

• Born December 22, 1971 in Baltimore, MD USA

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Biographical Information

Scott Emerson reached AA as a player before becoming a coach. Emerson pitched professionally for six seasons in the Baltimore Orioles (1992-1995), Boston Red Sox (1995-1996), and Arizona Diamondbacks (1997) organizations. In 1997, Emerson split his season between the High Desert Mavericks and the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings of the independent Texas-Louisiana League. Emerson was 27-29 with a 4.16 ERA in 135 games, 79 starts in his career.

After a couple of years away from professional baseball, Emerson returned as a pitching coach in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization before moving on to the Oakland Athletics.

• 2000-2001 Pitching coach GCL Pirates
• 2001 Florida Instructional League Pitching
• 2002 Pitching coach Williamsport Crosscutters
• 2003-2004 Pitching coach Modesto Athletics
• 2003 Arizona Instructional League Pitching Coach
• 2004/2005 Pitching coach Los Mochis Caneros in the Mexican Pacific League
• 2005-2006 Pitching coach Stockton Ports
• 2005 Pitching coach Phoenix Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League
• 2007-2010 Pitching coach Midland Rockhounds
• 2011-2012 Pitching coach Sacramento River Cats
• 2013-2014 Minor League Pitching Coordinator Oakland Athletics

In 2015, Emerson was named bullpen coach of the Oakland A's, replacing Darren Bush, who moved to the job of hitting coach. On June 15, 2017, he was promoted to pitching coach following the firing of Curt Young. Emerson helped the A's to postseason berths in 2018, 2019, and 2020. He remained with The Athletics when they moved to Sacramento, CA in 2025.

Further Reading

• Martín Gallegos: "This A's coach went one-on-one with MJ", mlb.com, March 22, 2023. [1]