Scott Alexander

Scott Alain Alexander

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.
• School Pepperdine University, Sonoma State University
• High School Cardinal Newman High School (Santa Rosa)
• Debut September 2, 2015

• Born July 10, 1989 in Santa Rosa, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Pitcher Scott Alexander was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 6th round of the 2010 amateur draft; he had earlier been a 37th round selection by the Cincinnati Reds out of high school in 2007, but chose to attend college instead. He first went to Pepperdine University, then transferred to Sonoma State University from where he was drafted by the Royals.

He reached the majors with the Royals late in the 2015 season, which was the year Kansas City won its first World Series title since 1985. He saw action in 4 games, pitching 6 innings with an ERA of 4.50. In 2016, he appeared in 17 games at the major league level, with no decisions but a solid ERA of 3.32. He struck out 16 batters in 19 innings. He stepped up into an important role in the Royals' bullpen in 2017, when he went 5-4, 2.48 with 4 saves in 58 games. He struck out 59 batters in 69 innings, and allowed 62 hits.

On January 4, 2018, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, along with fellow reliever Joakim Soria, in return for two prospects: pitcher Trevor Oaks and infielder Erick Mejia. He pitched 73 times for the Dodgers that season, going 2-1, 3.68 with 3 saves and logging 66 innings. He made his first career start in the second game of a doubleheader against the Washington Nationals on May 19th as a last-minute replacement for Rich Hill, who had been sidelined by an injury while warming up. He ended up pitching 2 innings, giving up just a walk. In the postseason, he pitched one scoreless inning against the Atlanta Braves in the Division Series, was not on the roster for the NLCS, then was added back on for the World Series, where he made 3 appearances but gave up 2 runs in 1 1/3 innings. The first of these runs came in the marathon Game 3 on October 26th, which eventually went 18 innings. He had taken over for Ryan Madson after one out in the 12th and completed that frame, but in the 13th he walked lead-off hitter Brock Holt, who stole second and came around to score when Eduardo Nunez hit a ball between home plate and the mound. Alexander picked up the ball and threw it away while attempting to throw to first base, but luckily for him, the Dodgers managed to tie the game again with two outs in the bottom of the inning, and he was off the hook for a potential loss. Alexander would only make 28 appearances (17 1/3 innings) for the 2019 Dodgers, pitching to a 3.63 ERA.

Alexander is a full-on sinkerball pitcher. In 2018, he used the pitch 83.4% of the time, the third highest total in the majors after Zack Britton and James Pazos. It is not a coincidence that all three are left-handers, as it is a pitch that can be just as effective against right-handed batters as against lefties.

His younger brother Jason Alexander, reached the majors in 2022; another brother, Stu Alexander preceded them both in the professional ranks, but never reached the majors.

Notable Achievements

• Won one World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020 (he did not play in the World Series)

Related Sites

• Scott Alexander on mlb.com
• Sonoma State University bio