Scot Shields

Quick Facts

Full Name	Scot Shields
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 22, 1975(1975-07-22)
Age	49
Birthplace	Fort Lauderdale
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Cancer

Scot Shields Biography

Scot Shields is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on July 22, 1975 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Robert Scot Shields (born July 22nd in 1975) is an American former professional relief pitcher for baseball. He spent the entirety of his playing professional career for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of the Major League Baseball (MLB). He was the only player of the Anaheim Angels’ 2002 World Series Championship team that remained on the roster of the team when the team announced his retirement in the year 2011.

Although he started his 2002 season with his team the Stingers, Shields was recalled to the major leagues on the 14th of June and this time with a excellent results. In the final 38 appearances in relief in 2002, he only allowed seven earned runs and only permitting opponents to have to score a .176 average, the top for the team. He also made his debut with the team on September 27, in a game against the Seattle Mariners, receiving a no-decision. He allowed three hits, two runs and two earned in addition to making two strikeouts.

For the 2004 campaign, Shields returned to the Angels bullpen. He pitched 22 consecutive shutout innings from May 9 to June 11, and worked three scoreless innings five times during the season. With fellow reliever Francisco Rodríguez, he was part of the first pair of relievers to post 100 strikeouts in one season since 1997, and was third in the American League in strikeouts with 109. In the post-season that year, he struggled in two appearances during the ALDS, pitching three innings and allowing two earned runs with a 6.00 ERA.

When Rodríguez replaced veteran Troy Percival as the Angels’ closer in 2005, Shields emerged as the club’s trusted setup man, pitching the eighth inning as the bridge to Francisco. In this capacity, he led the American League with 91.2 innings of relief pitching, and ranked second with 98 strikeouts and 32 holds. When Francisco was placed on the disabled list from May 15 to May 31, Shields stood in as the club’s closer, earning five saves in six save opportunities. Overall, Shields posted a 10-11 record with a 2.75 ERA.

Shields was a regular within the Angels bullpen following the 2002 season. He was part of 2003’s World Series Championship team, however, he did not do well in the postseason. He allowed two home runs over 1/3 innings at the end of Game 5, his sole appearance during the playoffs that season.

Scot Shields Net Worth

Scot Shields is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Scot Shields 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started the career of a relief pitcher in 1997 at Low-A Boise with 7-2 that included two saves, and an 2.94 ERA. The following year, he made the move into Single-A Cedar Rapids and posted an overall record of 6-5, with seven saves and an 3.65 ERA. The year 1999 saw him divided his time between a starter and reliever in high-a Lake Elsinore, gaining a 10-3 record and the 2.52 ERA and one save. In his nine starts the pitcher was able to complete two games, and one win. For his work in that season the team was awarded Angels Minor League Pitcher of the Year. He was elevated to Triple-A in 2000 and struggled to keep it up with a 7-13 record as well as an 5.41 ERA.

Although he began the year 2001 with Triple-A Salt Lake Stingers, Shields was promoted for the MLB in May 25 and made his debut against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 26, pitching an inning or more with just one single hit as well as one walk. He was optioned to return in Salt Lake, but was called up on the 27th of June. In his eight relief appearances for the Angels, Shields allowed eight hits and seven walks prior to being sent returning for Salt Lake, where he continued to play for the remainder of the year.

Shields began 2003, his first full year in the majors, in the bullpen. He posted a 1.68 ERA, working at least three innings twelve times. He led the American League with 69.2 innings of relief before moving into the Angels’ starting rotation to end the season in August. As a starter, Shields was 4-6 with a 3.89 ERA, pitching at least seven innings in six of his thirteen starts. He ended the season with a 5-6 record and a 2.85 ERA.

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Shields retired after the end of the 2010 season. In 2011, he was named by Sports Illustrated as the “Setup Man of the Decade.”

Facts & Trivia

Scot Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Scot Shields celebrates birthday on July 22 of every year.