Scott attended McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia,[1] and West Virginia University, where he played college baseball for the West Virginia Mountaineers.

[3] The St. Louis Cardinals selected Scott in the fifth round of the 2022 MLB draft.

[9] After the season, Scott won one of the three Rawlings Gold Glove Awards given out to the best defensive players in the minor leagues.

[11] After a shoulder injury to starting center fielder Dylan Carlson that put him on the injured list for a few weeks, Scott was the center fielder on Opening Day for the Cardinals.

[12][13] Scott batted 5-for-65 (.085) for the Cardinals before they optioned him to the Memphis Redbirds of the Triple–A International League on April 21.