Scott Christopher Proctor (born January 2 , 1977 in Stuart, Florida) is a major league relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
He was drafted in the 17th round of the 1995 MLB Draft by the New York Mets out of Martin County High School, but decided to attend Florida State University, where he played under head coach Mike Martin. He was 10-2 in 60 career games for Florida State.
In 1998, he was drafted in the 5th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers and assigned to the Yakima Bears to start his professional career. He followed that up by playing for the Vero Beach Dodgers (2000-2001), Jacksonville Suns (2001-2003) and Las Vegas 51s (2003).
On July 31, 2003, he was traded to the New York Yankees with Bubba Crosby, for Robin Ventura. The Yankees assigned him to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers.
Proctor made his Major League Baseball debut for the Yankees on April 20, 2004 against the Chicago White Sox, working 2.1 innings in relief and allowing 2 earned runs.
Throughout the course of his first season, he appeared in 26 games, pitched 25 innings, finished 12 games, and posted a 2-1 record and a 5.40 ERA with 21 strikeouts. He finished the 2005 season with a 6.04 ERA and a 1-0 record.
In 2006, Proctor emerged as a durable, reliable late-inning option for manager Joe Torre. Finally harnessing his breaking pitches, Proctor led the American League with 83 appearances, often pitching more than one inning or in consecutive games. Proctor notched his first career save in 2006. Along with Kyle Farnsworth and Brian Bruney, Proctor was a part of the Yankees' bridge between the starters and closer Mariano Rivera, and reprised that role for the first part of the 2007 season.
Proctor pitched in 5 postseason games for the Yankees: two against Los Angeles and three against Detroit. In six innings, he has struck out two and gave up just one run.
On July 31, 2007, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for infielder Wilson Betemit. So far, Scott Proctor is 3-0 with a 2.93 ERA in 26 games with the Dodgers.
