Scott Copeland

Scott Copeland
LG Twins – No. 54
Pitcher
Born: (1987-12-15) December 15, 1987
Longview, Texas
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 2, 2015, for the Toronto Blue Jays
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Win–loss record 1–1
Earned run average 6.46
Strikeouts 6
WHIP 1.70
Teams

Scott Reast Copeland (born December 15, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the LG Twins of the KBO League. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2015.

Professional career

Minor league career

Copeland attended White Oak High School in White Oak, Texas.[1] He then attended the University of Southern Mississippi, and was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 21st round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] Copeland played the 2010 season with the Aberdeen IronBirds and Delmarva Shorebirds, and totalled a 3–5 win–loss record, 2.66 earned run average (ERA), and 53 strikeouts in 71 innings pitched.[1] Copeland began the 2011 season in Delmarva, and later earned a promotion to the Advanced-A Frederick Keys. In 1412⁄3 innings pitched, he posted an 8–11 record, 5.53 ERA, and 77 strikeouts.[1] Copeland made 18 starts with the Keys in 2012, posting a 3–8 record with a 6.88 ERA before being released by Baltimore.[3] He would be signed by the Blue Jays organization shortly afterward, and pitched with the Dunedin Blue Jays for the rest of the season. In 362⁄3 innings with Dunedin, Copeland posted a 4–1 record and a 2.70 ERA.[1]

Copeland opened the 2014 season with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, and earned a late promotion to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. In total, he pitched to an 11–9 record, 3.45 ERA, and 105 strikeouts in 1641⁄3 innings.[1] In the offseason he played for the Estrellas de Oriente of the Dominican Winter League, posting a 2–0 record and a 1.23 ERA in 291⁄3 innings.[1] Copeland opened the 2015 season in Triple-A, and earned a 2–1 record with a 1.44 ERA through his first 4 starts.

Toronto Blue Jays

Following a Blue Jays loss on May 1, 2015, Copeland was called up for the first time, replacing Andrew Albers on the roster.[4] He made his debut on May 2, pitching 1 scoreless inning in an 11–4 win against the Cleveland Indians. Copeland was optioned back to Triple-A Buffalo the following day,[5] recalled on May 18,[6] and returned to Buffalo on May 29. He was recalled by Toronto again on June 2 to be the 26th man for the second game of a doubleheader against the Washington Nationals, and was returned to Buffalo the next day. Copeland was recalled once again on June 10, to make his first major league start in place of Aaron Sanchez.[7] He earned his first win as the Blue Jays beat the Miami Marlins 7–2. Copeland pitched 7 innings and yielded 7 hits and 1 earned run, while striking out 4.[8] He was optioned back to Buffalo after the game.[9] He was recalled on June 16, after Sanchez was placed on the disabled list,[10] and made 2 additional starts for the Blue Jays before returning to Buffalo.[11] He was designated for assignment on September 13,[12] and outrighted to Buffalo on September 16. Copeland finished his first Major League season with a 1–1 record, 6.46 ERA, and 6 strikeouts in 151⁄3 innings pitched.[13]

Copeland elected free agency on November 6, 2015,[14] but was re-signed to a minor league contract by the Blue Jays on December 18, that included an invitation to spring training.[15] Copeland was reassigned to minor league camp on March 12.[16]

LG Twins

On April 9, 2016, Copeland's contract was sold to the LG Twins of the KBO League for an undisclosed transfer fee.[17] The Twins then signed him to a one-year, $750,000 contract.[18]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Scott Copeland Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ Ogden, Brandon (August 15, 2014). "White Oak product Copeland one level away from Majors". news-journal.com. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ Durham, Craig (July 27, 2012). "Copeland Shines in Dunedin Debut". milb.com. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ Singh, David (May 2, 2015). "Blue Jays send Pompey, Albers to triple-A Buffalo". Sportsnet. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Blue Jays option Castro; Delabar, Jenkins recalled". Sportsnet. May 3, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Blue Jays on Twitter". Twitter. May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  7. ↑ Davidi, Shi (June 9, 2015). "Blue Jays push back Sanchez, will start Copeland". Sportsnet. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Blue Jays crush Marlins to extend winning streak". Canadian Press. June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  9. ↑ Ross, Jamie (June 10, 2015). "Copeland optioned after dominant first start". MLB.com. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  10. ↑ Rutsey, Mike (June 16, 2015). "Copeland hit early and often in Jays' loss to Mets". torontosun.com. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  11. ↑ Rutsey, Mike (June 21, 2015). "Jays' Copeland demoted after another poor outing". torontosun.com. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Blue Jays Tulowitzki out 2-3 weeks with crack in left shoulder blade". ctvnews.ca. September 13, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Scott Copeland Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  14. ↑ "International League Transactions". milb.com. p. November 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  15. ↑ Hoad, Michael (December 18, 2015). "Blue Jays agree to minor-league deals with five pitchers". Sportsnet. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Ben Nicholson-Smith on Twitter". Twitter. March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  17. ↑ Matheson, Keegan (April 9, 2016). "Blue Jays minor leaguer Scott Copeland sold to Korean team". jaysjournal.com. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  18. ↑ "'마침내 왔다' LG, 외국인투수 스캇 코프랜드 영입". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). April 9, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.

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