Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Scott Barlow was born December 18, 1992, in New London, Connecticut. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Barlow in the sixth round of the 2011 MLB draft. He signed with the Dodgers, rather than attend Fresno State.

In 2015 he pitched with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes where he was 8-3 with a 2.52 ERA in 14 games (13 starts). He also pitched one game each with Great Lakes and the Oklahoma City Dodgers. Barlow spent 2016 with the Tulsa Drillers where he posted a 4-7 record with a 3.98 ERA and 1.42 WHIP in 24 games (23 starts), and 2017 with Tulsa and Oklahoma City where he compiled a combined 7-6 record and 3.29 ERA in 26 starts.

Barlow made the Royals' 2019 Opening Day roster. On April 17, he earned his first major league save by closing out a 4-3 win against the Chicago White Sox.

With the 2020 Kansas City Royals, Barlow appeared in a league-high 32 games, compiling a 2–1 record with 4.20 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 30 innings pitched.

On March 22, 2022, Barlow signed a $2.4 million contract with the Royals, avoiding salary arbitration.

Barlow signed a one-year deal with the Cleveland Guardians for the 2024 season.