Scott Gavin Erickson (born February 2, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.
After completing his secondary education, he graduated from San Jose City College in 1988 with an AA degree in business.
[2] Erickson began his professional career after being selected in the major league draft four times.
Erickson finished 1990 with a combined record of 16–7 between Double-A and the majors; he went 5–0 in September and tied Dave Stewart for American League Pitcher of the Month.
In 1991, Erickson posted a record of 12–2 with a 1.39 ERA in the first half season and was awarded the American League Pitcher of the Month for May and June.
On April 27, 1994, Erickson no-hit the Milwaukee Brewers 6–0 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, the first no-hitter ever pitched in that stadium.
Erickson returned in 2002, becoming the first pitcher to start Opening Day after missing an entire season.
[citation needed] Erickson was the pitching coach for the Cleveland Indians Class A Advanced affiliate Carolina Mudcats of the Carolina League in 2012 and Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the New York–Penn League He was also the President of MLM, majorleaguemechanics.com, a pitching mechanics tutorial with professional instruction.
In 2004, Erickson married Lisa Guerrero, a television personality, actress, and investigative reporter with whom he founded HomeTeam Productions.
In 2002, Erickson was arrested and charged with second-degree assault after an argument with then-girlfriend Lisa Ortiz spilled out into the hallway outside their condominium.
[22] On January 27, 2021, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office charged Erickson with reckless driving in connection with a 2020 hit-and-run that killed two young children.
They left Julio's in their separate SUV's and raced their vehicles through suburban streets at over 80 miles per hour (130 km/h), and struck and killed the two young brothers at a Westlake Village crosswalk.
[24] Erickson's earlier misdemeanor in connection with the crash[23] was later dismissed after he made a public service message about safe driving.