Scott Blewett #66

Scott Thomas Blewett...X: @Sblewett7...Instagram: @sblewett7...wife, Rachel, married in the 2024-25 offseason...trained at Tread Athletics in Charlotte, N.C. to work his way back to the big leagues... the Syracuse, N.Y. native is a fan of the Buffalo Sabres and Bills.

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.