Scott Michael Munter is a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 relief pitcher

Relief pitcher

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 who is currently playing in the San Diego Padres

San Diego Padres

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 organization. He attended St. James/Seton grade school and Creighton Preparatory School

Creighton Preparatory School

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 in Omaha

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, Nebraska

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. He then attended University of Oklahoma

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 where he played first base after which transferring to Butler County Community College

Butler County Community College

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 in Kansas

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 where he starting pitching.

Munter split the season between the San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants

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 and their Triple-A affiliate, the Fresno Grizzlies

Fresno Grizzlies

The Fresno Grizzlies are a minor league baseball team based in Fresno, California. The team, which plays in the Pacific Coast League , is the Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants major league club. The Grizzlies play in Chukchansi Park , located in downtown Fresno and built in 2002...

. With the Giants, he posted a 2-0 record with a 2.56 ERA

Earned run average

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 in 45 appearances, all of them in relief.

Munter was not offered a new contract by the Giants and became a free agent on December 12, . On January 25, , Munter was signed to a minor league contract by the Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay Rays

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 and was invited to spring training

Spring training

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. On June 3, 2008, Munter was re-signed by the Giants after being released from the Rays Triple-A affiliate. He became a free agent at the end of the season and signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies.

Munter bats and throws right-handed. He throws a heavy sinker

Sinker (baseball)

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 as hard as 95 MPH, dubbed by his former manager

Manager (baseball)

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 Felipe Alou as a "bowling-ball sinker," and is very difficult to hit in the air. Munter lacks a breaking pitch, however, and, despite his velocity, does not strike out a lot of hitters. His nickname is "Mad Dog" because of the fact he is 6'6" and over 250 pounds.

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