Dick Scott (shortstop)
Richard Edward Scott is a retired Major League Baseball shortstop.Career
He appeared in three games during the 1989 season for the Oakland Athletics. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 17th round of the amateur draft. Scott played his first professional season with their rookie league Gulf Coast Yankees in, and his last with Oakland's Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers in.Coaching career
Since retiring from the field, he has been a minor league manager for the Athletics and Arizona Diamondbacks, a scout for the Diamondbacks, player development director of the Toronto Blue Jays, and field coordinator of instruction for the Houston Astros and New York Mets. He also served as Director of Player Development for the Mets, under Sandy Alderson, for whom he worked in the Oakland organization.
On December 16, 2015, Scott was announced as the new Bench Coach of the Mets, succeeding Bob Geren.
