Robert John Scott (born August 29, 1989) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and 220 pounds (100 kg), he throws left-handed and is a switch hitter. Scott made his MLB debut in September 2016 with the Boston Red Sox.\n', '

Scott attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He enrolled at Broward Community College, where he played college baseball during the 2008 and 2009 seasons. He then transferred to Florida State University and played for the Florida State Seminoles in the 2010 and 2011 seasons. He went undrafted in the 2011 MLB draft, and played with the Yuma Scorpions of the North American League, an independent baseball league. Scott posted a 2–1 record with a 0.75 earned run average (ERA) and two saves in 13 games for Yuma, before the Red Sox purchased his contract in August 2011. Overall, he collected 35 strikeouts while giving up only 12 hits and six walks in 24 innings pitched, including 19 strikeouts over 11 scoreless innings for Yuma. Al Nipper, a former Red Sox pitcher, scouted Scott for Boston.\n', '

Scott played in four games for the Rookie League Gulf Coast League Red Sox and two games for the Class A Short Season Lowell Spinners in 2011, posting an overall 1–1 record with 1.38 ERA in 13 innings pitched. He then spent the 2012 season with the Gulf Coast League Red Sox, making 14 appearances with a 0.44 ERA in ​20 1⁄3 innings pitched, including one save. In 2013, he was promoted directly to the Class A-Advanced Salem Red Sox, where he made 31 appearances, going 4–4 with a 2.79 ERA and two saves. He played the 2014 season with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, where he compiled an 8–2 record with a 1.96 ERA and three saves, while recording a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.40 (51-to-15) in ​59 2⁄3 innings. During that season, he was selected to the Eastern League All-Star game, and late in the year pitched for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League.\n', '

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