Scott Blewett #49

Graduated from Charles W. Baker High School in Baldwinsville, N.Y., the same high school which produced 15-year veteran relief pitcher Jason Grilli...Signed his letter of intent to player college baseball at St. John's University before being drafted and signing with the Royals...Received a perfect 10.0 grade at the 2013 Perfect Game National Showcase in Minneapolis...2014 Gatorade New York Player of the Year...Married his wife, Rachel, in the 2024-25 off-season while with the Twins organization...Fan of the Buffalo Bills and Sabres...Resides in Plymouth, Mass.

2025

Pitched in a career-high 26 Major League games as a member of the Twins, Orioles and Braves...Began the season on the St. Paul (AAA) roster, but was selected by Minnesota on April 7...Made two appearances for the Twins and was designated for assignment on April 12...Claimed by the Baltimore Orioles on April 14, made two appearances and was designated for assignment again on April 19 then traded to the Atlanta Braves on April 20...Made a spot start on April 22 in place of injured Spencer Strider and tossed a season-high, matching his career-high, three innings vs. STL on April 22 in a 10-4 Braves loss to the Cardinals...Appeared in 11 games with Atlanta, posting a 2-0 record with a 5.51 ERA over 16.1 innings and was subsequently traded back to the Orioles for cash considerations on June 6...Made 11 appearances for Baltimore and suffered an injury after an appearance vs. MIA (7/12) allowing four runs in one inning as part of a 6-0 loss to the Marlins...Missed 59 games (7/13-9/18) with right elbow discomfort, including a rehabilitation assignment to Norfolk (AAA)...Activated off the Injured List on Sept. 19 and did not pitch again the rest of the season...Surrendered a career-high three home runs vs. ARI (6/5) to Ketel Marte, Lourdes Gurriel, Jr. and Alek Thomas as part of a Diamondbacks six-run comeback in the eighth and ninth innings in an 11-10 loss...Posted exemplary numbers against the Central Division clubs with a 1.86 ERA (9.2 IP) vs. the N.L. Central and 1.08 ERA (8.1 IP) vs. the A.L. Central...Had stronger road splits going 2-0 with a 1.45 ERA in 12 road appearances (.559 OPS) and 1-0 with an 8.42 ERA in 14 home games (.953 OPS).

2024

Signed a Minor League contract with Minnesota on Jan. 24...Pitched in Major League Spring Training as a Minor League depth pitcher...made six appearances, going 0-1, 2.84 ERA (6.1 IP, 2 ER) with one walk, nine strikeouts and a .174 opponent batting average...Tossed 8.1 scoreless innings (0 ER) with one walk and 14 strikeouts in his first eight appearances with St. Paul (March 30-April 17)...Earned a win in three-straight relief appearances from May 17-29, allowing three total hits in 7.0 scoreless innings during that span...Made consecutive starts on June 9 and 13, throwing three innings in both games...Didn't allow a home run until June 23 – his 25th appearance of the season...Had his contract selected by the Twins on Aug. 9 and made Twins debut on Aug. 12 vs. Kansas City, throwing a scoreless ninth inning to close out Minnesota's 8-3 win; marked his first MLB appearance since September 19, 2021 with the Royals...Was designated for release or assignment on Aug. 13, elected free agency on Aug. 15, signed another minor league deal with Minnesota on Aug. 17 and rejoined the big league roster on Aug. 24...Earned first Major League win on Sept. 20 at Boston, pitching 1.0 scoreless inning with two strikeouts in a 4-2, must-win, 12-inning 4-2 victory for the Twins...Seven of final nine appearances for Twins were scoreless from Sept. 4-29 (2.03 ERA)...Combined to go 6-3, 3.24 ERA (75.0 IP, 27 ER) with 25 walks and 72 strikeouts in 50 games for St. Paul and Minnesota...held right-handed batters to a .216 average and left-handers to a .303 average...Declared free agency on Nov. 4 and re-signed with Twins on Minor League contract with invite to spring training on Nov.17.

2023

Began season with Double-A Mississippi after signing with Atlanta on March 29...went 3-4, 4.21 ERA (72.2 IP, 34 ER), 29 BB, 76 K in 17 games (13 starts) with the M-Braves before being released on Aug. 11...signed with the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League and went 3-3, 3.95 ERA (41.0 IP, 18 ER), 11 BB, 40 K in seven starts in Taiwan. 

2022

Signed a minor league contract with Chicago-AL and split the season between Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte.

2021

Split season between Rookie-AZL Royals Gold, Triple-A Omaha and the Royals.

2020

Made his Major League debut on Sept. 18 at Milwaukee, in which he tossed 2.0 scoreless innings...Had a one-day stint in the Majors on Aug. 5 and was the 29th Man in the Aug. 15 doubleheader at Minnesota, before being recalled on Sept. 16...spent a majority of the season at the Royals Alternate Training site...Pitched the ninth inning on Sept. 23 vs. St. Louis, allowing a pair of runs on three hits, with a walk and two strikeouts.

2019

Opened the year with Omaha (AAA), but made his last five starts at Northwest Arkansas (AA)…went 6-11 with a 7.34 ERA (87 ER in 106.2 IP) in 21 starts (23 appearances) between his two stops ... Spent two weeks on the Injured List (June 27-July 11), missing time with a leg injury ... Won consecutive starts to open the year, April 8 at Memphis (14-3) and April 14 vs. New Orleans (11-10)…also fanned a season-high 10 hitters in his April 20 start at New Orleans (6.2 IP), taking a no-decision ... Dropped five-straight starts (April 28-May 25), pitching to a 10.08 ERA (28 ER in 25.0 IP) in that span ... Won three starts in a row (May 30-June 10), allowing four earned runs in 18.0 innings (2.00 ERA) in that span, before losing six-straight decisions between June 16-Aug. 17, which included his first three outings with Northwest Arkansas ... Fanned 34 hitters in 25.1 innings (12.08 K/9) over his five starts with the Naturals, including seven or more in each of his last four outings.

2018

Spent the entire season at Northwest Arkansas (AA), matching a career high in wins (8), while his 26 appearances and 148.1 innings were the second-highest totals of his career...Selected to the Texas League All-Star Game in Midland, Texas…tossed a scoreless second inning for the North Division...Had a 5.70 ERA (49 ER in 77.1 IP) over his first 14 starts…however, he was 4-0 with a 2.90 ERA (16 ER in 49.2 IP) and a .232 (42-for-181) opponents' average from July 23 to the end of the year...Named Texas League Pitcher of the Week (Aug. 12), after tossing his fourth career complete game on Aug. 10 - a 12-1 victory over Frisco…scattered eight hits and one run with no walks and three strikeouts over 9.0 innings...Made six starts for Surprise in the Arizona Fall League, going 4-0 with a 2.49 ERA (7 ER in 25.1 IP)…surrendered one earned run or fewer in four of his six starts.

2017

Made a career-high 27 starts at Wilmington (A), going 7-10 with a 4.07 ERA (69 ER in 152.2 IP)…ranked second in the Carolina League in innings pitched and starts, fifth in strikeouts (129) and 10th in WHIP (1.34)... Named an Organization All-Star by MiLB.com... Tossed the first shutout of his professional career, July 2 in a 2-0 win over Salem…scattered four hits and allowed no walks with four strikeouts over his 9.0 scoreless frames…it was one of just 11 complete-game shutouts in the Carolina League in 2017... Posted a 3-3 mark and a 3.21 ERA (24 ER in 67.1 IP) in his 11 starts between July 1 and August 31…recorded 45 strikeouts, compared to 16 walks in that span... Fanned a career-high 12 Salem hitters over 6.0 innings on June 22, but took a no-decision in an 11-7 Blue Rocks defeat…also struck out 10 on June 16 vs. Salem, which matched his previous career-best.