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Scott William Sauerbeck (November 9, 1971 – February 18, 2025) was an American professional baseball left-handed relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1999 to 2006 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, and Oakland Athletics.
Sauerbeck attended Northwest High School in Cincinnati, and played baseball, basketball and soccer, graduating in 1990.
He called himself "the curveball flipping freak."
After attending Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Sauerbeck was drafted by the New York Mets in the 23rd round of the 1994 amateur draft.
Sauerbeck was drafted by the New York Mets in the 23rd round, with the 624th overall selection, of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the Low-A Pittsfield Mets. Sauerbeck split the 1995 season between the Single-A Capital City Bombers and High-A St. Lucie Mets. In 39 appearances for the two affiliates, he compiled an aggregate 5–5 record and 2.72 ERA with 58 strikeouts across 59+2⁄3 innings pitched.
Sauerbeck split the 1996 campaign between St. Lucie and the Double-A Binghamton Mets, accumulating a 9–9 record and 2.65 ERA with 92 strikeouts in 146 innings pitched across 25 games (24 starts). He returned to Binghamton in 1997, also making one appearance for the Triple-A Norfolk Tides, and compiled an 8–9 record and 4.93 ERA with 88 strikeouts in 131+1⁄3 innings pitched across 27 games (20 starts). Sauerbeck spent the entirety of the 1998 season with Triple-A Norfolk. In 27 starts for the Tides, he registered a 7–13 record and 3.93 ERA with a career-high 119 strikeouts across 160+1⁄3 innings pitched.
On December 14, 1998, Sauerbeck was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Rule 5 draft. Sauerbeck pitched in 65 games for the Pirates during his rookie campaign, compiling a 4–1 record and 2.00 ERA with 55 strikeouts over 67+2⁄3 innings of work. He made 75 appearances out of the bullpen for Pittsburgh in 2000, logging a 5–4 record and 4.04 ERA with 83 strikeouts across 75+2⁄3 innings pitched.
Sauerbeck pitched in 70 contests for Pittsburgh in 2001, compiling a 2–2 record and 5.60 ERA with 79 strikeouts and 2 saves across 62+2⁄3 innings pitched. In 2002, he made 78 appearances for the team, registering a 5–4 record and 2.30 ERA with 70 strikeouts across 62+2⁄3 innings pitched. Sauerbeck made 53 appearances for Pittsburgh during the 2003 campaign, posting a 3–4 record and 4.05 ERA with 32 strikeouts over 40 innings of work.
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Scott Sauerbeck
Scott William Sauerbeck (November 9, 1971 – February 18, 2025) was an American professional baseball left-handed relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1999 to 2006 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, and Oakland Athletics.
Sauerbeck attended Northwest High School in Cincinnati, and played baseball, basketball and soccer, graduating in 1990.
He called himself "the curveball flipping freak."
After attending Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Sauerbeck was drafted by the New York Mets in the 23rd round of the 1994 amateur draft.
Sauerbeck was drafted by the New York Mets in the 23rd round, with the 624th overall selection, of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the Low-A Pittsfield Mets. Sauerbeck split the 1995 season between the Single-A Capital City Bombers and High-A St. Lucie Mets. In 39 appearances for the two affiliates, he compiled an aggregate 5–5 record and 2.72 ERA with 58 strikeouts across 59+2⁄3 innings pitched.
Sauerbeck split the 1996 campaign between St. Lucie and the Double-A Binghamton Mets, accumulating a 9–9 record and 2.65 ERA with 92 strikeouts in 146 innings pitched across 25 games (24 starts). He returned to Binghamton in 1997, also making one appearance for the Triple-A Norfolk Tides, and compiled an 8–9 record and 4.93 ERA with 88 strikeouts in 131+1⁄3 innings pitched across 27 games (20 starts). Sauerbeck spent the entirety of the 1998 season with Triple-A Norfolk. In 27 starts for the Tides, he registered a 7–13 record and 3.93 ERA with a career-high 119 strikeouts across 160+1⁄3 innings pitched.
On December 14, 1998, Sauerbeck was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Rule 5 draft. Sauerbeck pitched in 65 games for the Pirates during his rookie campaign, compiling a 4–1 record and 2.00 ERA with 55 strikeouts over 67+2⁄3 innings of work. He made 75 appearances out of the bullpen for Pittsburgh in 2000, logging a 5–4 record and 4.04 ERA with 83 strikeouts across 75+2⁄3 innings pitched.
Sauerbeck pitched in 70 contests for Pittsburgh in 2001, compiling a 2–2 record and 5.60 ERA with 79 strikeouts and 2 saves across 62+2⁄3 innings pitched. In 2002, he made 78 appearances for the team, registering a 5–4 record and 2.30 ERA with 70 strikeouts across 62+2⁄3 innings pitched. Sauerbeck made 53 appearances for Pittsburgh during the 2003 campaign, posting a 3–4 record and 4.05 ERA with 32 strikeouts over 40 innings of work.