Appeared in studio on MLB Central on April 18, 2025 after recording a song, "Dreams are Running," under his performance name "Argo" the previous day...Was the first player to share the term "Youngry Birds" in 2025 Spring Training when describing the team...Two-sport athlete at McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Ga., as a three-time captain of the baseball team and also played basketball...Recognized as a Cobb County All-Star...Earned his degree from West Virginia during the 2023 offseason...Played three seasons at West Virginia (2020-22), where he was a three-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree and teammates with Cardinals No. 2024 first round draft pick, JJ Wetherholt, often hitting behind Wetherholt in the No. 3 spot in the lineup...Among Cardinals with Major League connections to West Virginia, joins former Cardinals INF Scott Seabol (2005), INF Jedd Gyorko (2016-19), 2006 draft pick RHP David Carpenter, Cardinals LHP Steve Kline (2001-04) and Memphis OF Darrell Whitmore (2000-01) who also served as the first Palm Beach Cardinals hitting coach (2003)...Was 38-of-45 in stolen base attempts in 2022, ranking 6th in NCAA Division I and setting the Mountaineers single-season record...Swiped 62 bags over three seasons at West Virginia, the 2nd-most in school history and the most since 1965...Both his father, Victor, and mother, Mary, ran track at Morris Brown College (Atlanta, Ga.), and his father is in their Hall of Fame...Hobbies include fishing and bowling...Worked at a bowling alley during an offseason and would bowl after hours, improving up to a score of 250...Learned fishing from Peoria Chiefs teammates Nathan Church, Jimmy Crooks and Cooper Hjerpe...Nicknamed "Swiper" and "Man of Steal" by Tink Hence...Created and released an online music album entitled "Write my Wrongs" under the name "Argo."...Was a fan of Andrew McCutchen and Starling Marte as a child. His father was Pirates fan from Pittsburgh, although Scott II grew up a Braves fan...Signed by TC Calhoun...Resides in Powder Springs, Ga.
2025
NL ranks: Stolen bases (34, sixth), SB% (89.5, sixth), Bunt Hits (7, tied-fourth), Sacrifices (10, third), Sprint Speed (30.2 feet/second, second), Defensive bWAR (1.6, 10th)...Posted a +17 outs above average mark and 15 runs prevented that both ranked third among all MLB outfielders. Also produced a fielding run value of +12, which ranked fourth among all MLB outfielders in a Statcast metric that captures a player’s measurable defensive performance by converting all of Statcast’s individual defensive metrics from different scales onto the same run-based scale. His 12 defensive runs saved also ranked fourth among NL outfielders...Ranked second in sprint speed among all MLB players at 30.2 feet/second, behind Trea Turner (30.3 ft/sec). Posted a career-high 31.6 ft/sec sprint speed on an infield single July 1 off Paul Skenes at Pittsburgh that was the fastest mark by a Cardinals player since his debut in 2024. Also ranks second among all MLB players in sprint speed (30.2 ft/sec)since the start of 2024, trailing only Bobby Witt Jr. (30.4 ft/sec)...Led the Cardinals and ranked 15th in MLB with a +5 baserunning run value, which is a Statcast metric designed to express the overall value of a baserunner, measured in runs created (or lost) via stealing bases and taking extra bases on the basepaths. Also ranked sixth in MLB with a team-high +3 runs via stolen bases, according to Statcast...Stole a team-high 34 bases (10th in MLB) that were the most by a Cardinals player in a single season since Édgar Rentería had 34 in 2003, as well as 22 steals at home that were the most by any National League player in 2025 and most by a Cardinals baserunner since Delino DeShields swiped 32 bags at Busch Stadium II in 1997. Recorded 24 of his stolen bases before the All-Star Break, which were also the most by a Cardinals player since DeShields in 1997. His four multi-steal games were T-7th in the NL and most by a St. Louis player since Tommy Edman had four in 2023. Also holds an 88.6% career stolen base percentage that ranks fourth in the NL (7th in MLB) since the start of 2024...Has 39 career stolen bases, tied for sixth for most by a Cardinal through their first 191 MLB games and most since Ray Lankford stole 52 bags through his first 191 career games from 1990-92. His 10 career sacrifice bunts through 191 games are tied for seventh in Cardinals history among position players...Dropped 10 sacrifice bunts, which ranked third in the NL (fifth in MLB), including four from Sept. 20-22 to become the ninth Cardinals position player with 4+ sacrifice bunts within a three-game span and first since Harry Walker from June 3-5, 1943. His team-leading seven bunt hits on the season were tied for fourth in the NL (tied for sixth in MLB), the most by a Cardinals since Kolten Wong had 10 in 2019, the most by a Cardinals outfielder since Kerry Robinson's seven in 2003...Compiled a career-high, 11-game hitting streak from April 30-May 11 that was the second-longest streak on the team, behind Brendan Donovan's 14-game run from April 4-18. Led the club with a .371 batting average (13-35) that ranked seventh among all National League hitters during that span with a .439 on-base percentage that ranked ninth in the NL...Was drilled by a career-high 10 pitches, the second-most among MLB center fielders (first: CIN's TJ Friedl, 16) and the most by a Cardinals player while manning center field since Jon Jay was hit 10 times in 2015...Scored 51 runs while playing center field, the most by a Cardinals player while patrolling center in a single season since Tommy Pham scored 66 in 2018, and most by a Cardinals left-handed CF since Jon Jay scored 75 runs in 2013. Also had 82 hits as a center fielder, which were the most by a Cardinals player from that position since Harrison Bader had 98 hits while playing center field in 2021 and most by an STL lefty CF since Jay had 90 in 2014...Spent time on the 10-Day Injured List for the first time in his MLB career from Aug. 17-Sept. 1 because of a sprained left ankle. Completed a three-game rehab stint with Double-A Springfield from Aug. 29-31, going 1-for-8 (.125) with a walk, run scored and a stolen base.
2024
Was on the Cardinals Opening Day roster and started in center field against the Dodgers (3/28) at Dodger Stadium...Became only the eighth player in franchise history to make his MLB debut as an Opening Day starting center fielder and the first since Bobby Smith (1957); Bill Virdon (1955), Wally Moon (1954), Rip Repulski (1953), Terry Moore (1935), Homer Smoot (1902) and Emmet Heidrick (1901)...Stole second base (Glasnow/Smith) for his first MLB theft at LAD (3/28), becoming the first Cardinals player with a stolen base in his MLB debut on Opening Day, regardless of age, in MLB history...First in MLB of his age since Anthony Volpe (NYY) in 2023 at 21-years, 336 days...Became the second-youngest Cardinals centerfielder to bat lead-off in a home opener behind shortstop Arnold Hauser (22.207) in 1911 at Robison Field...Played in 53 games, starting 40 in centerfield...Also appeared in right field (five games) and left field (two games)...Joined teammates Jordan Walker and Dylan Carlson among 10 Cardinals all-time to start the first nine games of the season at age 23 or younger...Recorded his first hit as part of a two-hit game at LAD (3/31) with an infield single, then a double and was on base three times (walk)...Was 5-for-6 in stolen base attempts in St. Louis...Only caught stealing came on a Kyle Freeland pick-off play at first base in his final game of the season at COL (9/26)...Ranked seventh in MLB in "Sprint Speed" at 30.0 feet/second with Bobby Witt, Jr., leading the list at 30.5 ft/sec...His 31.3 feet/second on a ground out at ARI (4/13) was the fastest by any Cardinals player during the season...First two MLB RBIs came via sacrifice fly...Batted .081 (5-62) over his first 22 MLB games through Aug. 5...Finished the season batting .253 (21-83) with 2 HR and 8 RBI over his final 31 games of the season...Posted a career-high three hits vs. MIL (8/22)...Hit his first Major League home run vs. TB (8/6), a go-ahead two-run home run off Jeffrey Springs, the eventual game-winning RBI...Was recalled for the Rickwood Field game in Birmingham, Ala., on June 20. Helped with the ceremonial first pitch from fellow Atlanta, Ga. native, 99-year-old Bill Greason...Entered defensively in the game for the ninth inning playing left field in a 6-5 Cardinals win...Ranked 10th in the International League with 30 stolen bases despite playing in only 81 games...Had team-high four stolen bases in Spring Training and was co-leader with 10 runs scored in his 14 games.
2023
Hit .303/.369/.425 (166-548) with nine home runs, 10 triples, 20 doubles, 94 stolen bases and .794 OPS in 132 games between Peoria (A+) and Springfield (AA)...Finished second in all of Minor League Baseball in hits (166) behind Thomas Saggese (170). His 166 hits led the Cardinals organization and were the most by a Cardinals minor leaguer since 2002 Cardinals Minor League Player of the Year John Gall (166)...Ranked among minor league leaders in stolen bases (T-1st), hits (166, second), triples (10, T-3rd), plate appearances (618, fourth) and at-bats (548, fourth)...Led the Cardinals organization in plate appearances, at-bats, hits, stolen bases, and triples, ranked second in runs (95), total bases (233) and batting average (.303); T-2nd in games (132) and sacrifice flies (six); fifth in hit by pitches (15); and 10th in on-base pct. (.369) and OPS (.794)...Stole 94 bases in 2023, tying Chandler Simpson (Rays) for most in Major or Minor League Baseball...His 94 stolen bases was the fifth-highest total among Cardinals minor leaguers since 1962...Prior to Scott II and Simpson, Delino Deshields (101 in 2012) and Billy Hamilton (155 in 2012) were the last Minor Leaguers to swipe as many bags...Logged an 87.03% stolen base success rate (94-for-108)...Stole multiple bases in a game 21 times, including three bags in eight different games...Combined to record a .992 fielding percentage in 129 games in center field between Peoria and Springfield, 10th-best among Minor League outfielders...Began the season batting .282/.365/.399 (75-266) with 50 stolen bases and .763 OPS in 66 games with Peoria...Promoted to Springfield (AA) on 6/27...Finished the season hitting .323/.373/.450 (91-282) with 44 stolen bases and .824 OPS in 66 games...Batted .231 (3-13) with a stolen base in three games for Springfield in the Texas League postseason...Singled and stole second and third base in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Seattle's T-Mobile Park...Recognized as an Arizona Fall League Rising Star. Hit .286/.388/.417 (24-84) with three home runs, eight RBI and 18 stolen bases in 23 games for Scottsdale...Following the season in Baseball America's Best Tools survey, was recognized as the Midwest League's "Best Baserunner" and "Fastest Baserunner," and Texas League's "Best Defensive Outfielder."
