Scott Rice

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American baseball player (born 1981)

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::summary American baseball player (born 1981) ::

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Field	Value
name	Scott Rice
image	Scott Rice on April 1, 2013.jpg
caption	Rice with the New York Mets
position	Pitcher
birth_date
birth_place	Simi Valley, California, U.S.
bats	Left
throws	Left
debutleague	MLB
debutdate	April 1
debutyear	2013
debutteam	New York Mets
finalleague	MLB
finaldate	June 8
finalyear	2014
finalteam	New York Mets
statleague	MLB
stat1label	Win–loss record
stat1value	5–7
stat2label	Earned run average
stat2value	4.18
stat3label	Strikeouts
stat3value	54
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New York Mets (–) Scott Adam Rice (born September 21, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. A first-round draft pick in the 1999 MLB draft, his career was slowed by injuries. He pitched in minor league baseball for 14 seasons before his first promotion to Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2013, with the New York Mets.

Career

Rice attended Royal High School in Simi Valley, California. He played for the high school baseball team as a pitcher. The Baltimore Orioles drafted Rice in the first round, with the 44th overall selection, of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft. He played in minor league baseball for the Orioles organization through 2005, reaching Double-A, then signed with the Texas Rangers in 2006, reaching Triple-A. He made only eight appearances in 2007 due to injury, and had surgery on his flexor tendon in 2008.

Rice returned to baseball pitching in independent leagues, playing for the Long Island Ducks in 2008 and the Newark Bears in 2009. He then pitched in the Colorado Rockies organization in 2010.

On November 24, 2010, Rice signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization. He appeared in spring training for the team in 2011, but was later released prior to the start of the regular season.

Rice joined the York Revolution of the Atlantic League in 2011. On December 14, 2011, the Dodgers re-signed Rice to a minor league contract that included an invitation to spring training, but he did not make the team, and was instead assigned to pitch for the Albuquerque Isotopes of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League (PCL).

New York Mets

On November 20, 2012, Rice signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets organization. Invited to spring training by the Mets in 2013, Rice made the team's Opening Day roster, the first time he was named to an MLB roster after 480 appearances in 14 minor league seasons. Rice made 73 appearances, and recorded a 3.71 earned run average (ERA).

After struggling through the start of 2014 season, pitching to a 5.93 ERA and 1.98 walks plus hits per inning pitched in 32 appearances, the Mets demoted Rice to the Las Vegas 51s of the PCL on June 23. He underwent elbow surgery in July to remove a bone spur. On October 31, Rice was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to Las Vegas. He subsequently rejected the assignment and elected free agency.

Rice re-signed with the Mets on a minor league contract that included an invitation to spring training in December.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Rice signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks in December 2015. He was released on May 9, 2016.

York Revolution (second stint)

Rice resigned with the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. This marked Rice's return to York for the first time since 2011. He became a free agent after the 2016 season.

References

DOMINGUEZ, FERNANDO. (May 29, 1999). "Prospects Eager to Sprint for the Bucks - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com.
(March 30, 2013). "After 14 years in the minors, NY Mets pitcher Scott Rice finally hits it big". NY Daily News.
(May 28, 2011). "Fully recovered, Revs' Rice putting up numbers - The York Daily Record". Ydr.com.
"Royal High graduate Scott Rice makes Mets' opening-day roster » Ventura County Star". Vcstar.com.
"Minor Moves: Rice, Romak, Twins".
New Jersey. (November 1, 2011). "Mets' Scott Rice realizes dream after 14 seasons in the minors". NJ.com.
(April 2013). "NY Mets pitcher Scott Rice finally lives dream of pitching in MLB game on Opening Day". New York Daily News.
(February 6, 2014). "Mets lefty Scott Rice springs into action after a major step up". NY Daily News.
(June 11, 2014). "Mets activate Gonzalez Germen off disabled list, demote Scott Rice to AAA". NJ.com.
(March 8, 2015). "Mets reliever Scott Rice returns from his own major elbow surgery". NJ.com.
(October 31, 2014). "Andrew Brown goes to A's as Mets clear room on 40-man roster". NY Daily News.
"Mets Outright Satin, Rice, Eveland, Carlyle".
Rubin, Adam. (February 22, 2015). "Rice: Re-signing with Mets obvious choice". ESPN.com.

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