Tanner Alexander Scott...Married to wife, Maddie; they have a son, Beau...Graduated from Howland High School in Howland Township, Ohio, in 2012…Played college baseball at Notre Dame College in 2013 (the school closed after 102 years in 2024) and Howard College in 2014…Was a teammate with longtime Dodger reliever Evan Phillips with the Orioles from 2018-20 and was a groomsman at Phillips’ wedding.
2025
Finished his first season with a career-high 23 saves (in 33 opportunities), good for sixth in the National League...Enjoyed his best month of the year in April, going 0-0 with a 0.82 ERA over 11.1 innings in 11 relief outings while picking up a save in seven of his eight opportunities...Became the fifth pitcher in MLB history with a one-inning, three-pitch save on April 5 against Philadelphia, joining Mariano Rivera (2003), Steve Reed (1994), Duane Ward (1993) and Barry Jones (1992)...Went on the injured list from July 22 through Aug. 22 with left elbow inflammation…Did not pitch in the Wild Card series and was removed from the NLDS roster following a lower body abscess procedure.
2024
Began the season with Miami before being traded to San Diego on July 30...Named to his first All-Star team with Miami after going 6-5 with a 1.18 ERA (6 ER/45.2 IP) and 18 saves with 53 strikeouts...In 28 games with San Diego, he tossed a 3-1 record with a 2.73 ERA (8 ER/26.1 IP) with four saves and 31 strikeouts against nine walks...Had his best month in May with Miami, going 3-0 in 10 outings in 10.1 scoreless innings with only four hits...Appeared in five Postseason games (one NLWC, four NLDS vs. LAD), firing 4.1 scoreless innings with two hits and two walks while striking out seven.
2023
Finished a breakout season in his second year with the Marlins organization, going 9-5 with a 2.31 ERA (20 ER/78.0 IP)...Set career highs with his 74 appearances, innings pitched, 104 strikeouts and a 0.99 WHIP...Became the first left-handed relief pitcher in Marlins history to record 100 strikeouts in a season. The only other reliever to record at least 100 strikeouts in a season with the Marlins was Kyle Barraclough, who struck out 113 batters in 2016...His 104 strikeouts rank as the second-most in a season by a relief pitcher in franchise history behind Kyle Barraclough (113, 2016)...His .191 BAA marked the second-best by a left-handed pitcher in club history (min. 70.0 IP) behind only LHP Jesús Luzardo in 2022...Was the best mark by a left-handed reliever...Made first career postseason appearance on Oct. 4 at PHI in NLWCS G2, striking out one batter in a perfect inning...Matched the club record for saves in Sept./Oct. (nine), joining A.J. Ramos in 2015 and Juan Carlos Oviedo in 2009...The last time a Marlins pitcher had more saves in any month was Juan Carlos Oviedo, who had 11 in May of 2011...Named NL Reliever of the Month for the month of September...Went 3-1 with a 1.65 ERA (3 ER/16.1 IP) and held batters to a .167 AVG (10x60) during the month...His 20 strikeouts in September ranked second among NL relievers, trailing only CHC’s Drew Smyly (22)...Ranked first among NL relievers with 104 strikeouts (third-most in Major League Baseball)...His 32 multi-strikeout appearances were tied for the most among NL relievers (w/CHC’s Julian Merryweather) and tied for fourth in the Majors...Marked also the second-most such outings by a reliever in club history behind only Kyle Barraclough in 2016 (36)...Led all NL relievers with his 2.17 FIP (min. 50.0 IP) and ranked 2nd among MLB relievers behind BAL’s Félix Bautista (1.88)...Recorded 60 scoreless outings, ranking 1st in Marlins bullpen, third among NL relievers and tied for seventh in MLB...Recorded a career-most five-out save on Sept. 10 at PHI, surpassing his career-high four-out save on Aug. 11, 2022 at PHI...Did not allow an earned run in 18 consecutive appearances from Aug. 2-Sept. 16, allowing only two runs on Sept. 1 at WSH but otherwise holding opponents to 11 hits, three walks and a .153 AVG with 23 strikeouts...Was one of four left-handed relievers on the Marlins with 70+ strikeouts (also Andrew Nardi, Steven Okert, A.J. Puk)...Marked the first time in franchise history that two or more left-handed relievers finished with 70+ strikeouts in a season...Posted a 2.91 ERA (14 ER/43.1 IP) prior to the All-Star break with a franchise record 64 first-half strikeouts as a reliever, surpassing the previous record held by Kyle Barraclough in 2016 (60)...Had a 1.56 ERA (6 ER/34.2) with 40 strikeouts in the second half...Recorded two saves in four save opportunities in the first half of the season and 10 saves in 12 opportunities in the second half...Went 6-5 at loanDepot park with a 2.85 ERA (13 ER/41.0IP) in 40 games and a 3-0 record with a 1.70 ERA (7 ER/37.0 IP) in 34 away games...Left-handed batters hit .193 (17x88) against Scott, while righthanded batters hit .190 (36x189)...Recorded a strikeout in 18 consecutive outings from June 6-July 22, tied for the second-longest as a relief pitcher in franchise history (behind Steve Cishek, 21)...Matched his career-high with five strikeouts on May 10 at ARI (previously done on April 20, 2019 vs. MIN, with BAL)...Set a club record for strikeouts by a reliever in the month of May (25)...Held a career-high 15.2 scoreless innings streak (16 appearances) from May 14-June 16...During that stretch, held opponents to .185 AVG (10x54) with six walks and 25 strikeouts...Made his fourth career Opening Day roster.
2022
Recorded a career-high and team-leading 20 saves in his first season with the Marlins after being acquired via trade from Baltimore on April 3, 2022...Had just one save prior to last year, as a Baltimore Oriole, on Aug. 23, 2020 vs. Boston...Led the Marlins bullpen and set career highs with 90 strikeouts and 67 appearances...His 12.93 K/9 innings led the Marlins bullpen among qualifiers, and is the second best mark by a Marlins reliever (min. 60.0 IP) in club history, behind Kyle Barraclough’s 14.0 K/9 innings in 2016...Among National League relievers, ranked first in walks (46), sixth in strikeouts (90) and 15th in saves (20)…10 out of his 11 June outings were scoreless. Posted a 2.53 ERA overall in June, allowing just three runs June 15 at Philadelphia. Had six saves and 20 strikeouts.
2021
Pitched in a career-high 62 games for the Baltimore Orioles in 2021. He finished the season 5-4 with a 5.17 ERA with 70 strikeouts in 54.0 innings of work... His five wins and 62 appearances were tied for the most among Orioles relievers, while his 16 holds and 11.67 SO/9 led all O’s relievers... His 46 percent whiff percentage with his slider ranked as the third-highest among all MLB pitchers who use the pitch (min. 150 PA).
2020
His 25 appearances were tied for the second-most appearances by a left-hander in the majors...Did not allow an earned run in his final 13 appearances; allowed earned runs in just two of his 25 games on the season...15 of the 50 balls (30.0%) put in play against him were “hard hit” (95+ MPH) according to Fangraphs; the fewest percentage of “hard hit” balls among O’s relievers and second- fewest among all O’s pitchers (LeBlanc - 29.6%)...His 85.1 MPH average exit velocity was tied for the lowest amongst Orioles pitchers (Evan Phillips), according to Statcast...First batters hit .263 (5-for-19) with four walks and two hit by pitches against him...His 22 inherited runners tied for the third-most in the majors...Allowed six of his 22 (27.3%) inherited runners to score; started the season not allowing any of his first 14 inherited runners to score, allowed six of his last eight to score...Opponents hit .065 (2-for-31) with runners in scoring position; the fourth-lowest Opponent BA in the majors (min. 20 RISP at-bats)...Allowed three hits and zero earned runs when pitching on two-or-more days rest (10.1 IP); allowed nine hits and three runs on one-or-less days rest (10.1 IP)...Did not allow an earned run in 12 road appearances (8.1 IP, 7 H, 5 BB, 12 K)...Recorded multiple strikeouts in seven of his 25 appearances; set a season-high with three strikeouts on 8/28 at TOR...Earned his first career save on 8/23 vs. BOS (0.1 IP, 2 H, ER, HR).
2019
Appeared in 28 games for the Orioles around four stints at the Major League level (4/11-30, 6/21-7/1, 7/20-26, 9/1-end of the season)...Limited left-handed hitters to a .188 average (9-for-48), compared to allowing a .358 average (19-for-53) to right-handers... Averaged 12.65 SO/9 in 28 Major League games... Made 13 appearances during the month of September, tied with Paul Fry for most on the team...Held opponents scoreless in nine of the 13 (3.86 ERA, 4 ER/9.1 IP)... Struck out a career-high five batters on 4/20 vs. MIN (G1) (2.0 IP)... Worked a career-high 3.0 innings on 7/20 vs. BOS (H, BB, 3 K, HB)... Earned his first win of the season on 7/25 at LAA (1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, K)... Made 30 appearances for Triple-A Norfolk, going 3-4 with a 2.98 ERA (15 ER/45.1 IP), 15 walks, and 57 strikeouts.
2018
Earned his first Major League win on 7/15 vs. TEX (0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 K)...His 76 strikeouts were the second-most among Orioles relievers (Givens, 79)...Struck out the side in 1.0 inning of work nine times during the season; 4/25 vs. TB, 5/26 at TB, 6/1 vs. NYY, 7/5 at MIN, 7/21 at TOR, 7/31 at NYY, 8/19 at CLE, 9/16 vs. CWS, and 9/23 at NYY; tied for the third-most times in the majors by a reliever (Betances - NYY, Kimbrel - BOS, and Ottavino - COL), trailed only Chapman - NYY (12 times), and Díaz - SEA (15 times)...Posted a 1.35 ERA (3 ER/20.0 IP) in 20 day game appearances...Held left-handed hitters to a .218 (19-for-87) batting average and a .639 OPS...Tossed a career-high 2.2 innings on 9/26 at BOS, while also earning the win...Tossed a career-high 41 pitches on 5/23 at CWS...Matched his career-high (third time) with four strikeouts on 8/5 at TEX (also 5/10 vs. KC and 5/23 at CWS)...Had a 3.38 ERA (4 ER/10.2 IP) in 11 September games...Had a 5.11 ERA (7 ER/12.1 IP) in 11 August games...Pitched to a 6.00 ERA (6 ER/9.0 IP) in 10 July games, a 10.29 ERA (8 ER/7.0 IP) in 10 games in June, had a 3.72 ERA (4 ER/9.2 IP) in eight games in May, and a 5.79 ERA (3 ER/4.2 IP) in three April appearances...Made his season debut on 4/8 at NYY (1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K); it was the first multi-inning appearance of his career...Made eight scoreless relief appearances for Triple-A Norfolk (10.0 IP, 0 ER, 12 K), allowing a .257 opponents batting average, with left-handers hitting .200 (2-for-10) and right-handers .280 (7-for-25).
2017
Spent most of the season with Double-A Bowie...Had his contract selected by the Orioles on 9/17 and spent the remainder of the season with the Major League club...Entered 2017 as the Orioles No. 11 prospect, according to Baseball America...Went 0-2 with a 2.22 ERA (17 ER/69.0 IP) in 24 starts with the Baysox...Named an Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star...Posted a 1.84 ERA (10 ER/49.0 IP) in 17 first-half starts, including a 0.60 ERA (1 ER/15.0 IP) in five June starts...While with Bowie, left-handers hit .171 (13-for-76) with 34 strikeouts against him...Selected to the U.S. Team for the Sirius/XM All-Star Futures Game at Marlins Park in Miami...Made five appearances (three starts) for Salt River in the Arizona Fall League...Made his Major League debut on 9/20 vs. BOS...Worked 1.0 inning and allowed two runs on two hits with two walks and one strikeout...Struck out Deven Marrero in the eighth inning for his first career Major League strikeout.
2016
Entered 2017 ranked as the No. 11 Orioles prospect, according to Baseball America and MLB.com ...Began the season with Class A-Advanced Frederick and finished the season with Double-A Bowie...In 13 games from 5/14-6/28, posted a 0.36 ERA (1 ER/24.2 IP), surrendered seven hits, and recorded 38 strikeouts in that span...Recorded a season-high six strikeouts (struck out all six batters he faced) over 2.0 hitless innings on 6/15 at Myrtle Beach...Debuted with Double-A Bowie on 7/22...Following the season, registered 17 strikeouts in seven starts (15.2 IP) for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League.
2015
Rated as having the best fastball in the Orioles organization, according to Baseball America ...Held left-handed hitters to a .192 batting average (5-for-26) with Short-Season A Aberdeen...Made one start with the IronBirds on 7/15 vs. Hudson Valley, surrendering one hit over 3.0 innings while striking out a season-high seven batters...Seven of his nine appearances with Aberdeen were multi-strikeout performances...Posted a 13.1 strikeout/per 9.0 IP ratio with the IronBirds...Started in his debut with Class-A Delmarva in Game 2 of a doubleheader on 7/31 vs. Charleston (ND, 3.0 IP, 1 H, 4 K)...Earned his first professional save on 8/22 vs. Greenville...Posted a 12.4 strikeout/per 9.0 IP ratio with the Shorebirds...Following the season, pitched for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League...Named to the Arizona Fall League's Top Prospects Team after posting a 2.00 ERA (2 ER/9.0 IP) with 10 strikeouts over eight appearances in the AFL.
2014
Rated by Baseball America following the season as having the best fastball in the Orioles system...Earned his first professional win (2.0 IP, 2 BB, 3 K) on 7/5...Held the leadoff batters of an inning to a .118 batting average (2-for-17).
