Playing career
Scarsone attended Canyon High School in his native Anaheim and led the school to the 1984 California Interscholastic Federation championship. He was subsequently inducted into the school's hall of fame. [1] He went on to attend Rancho Santiago College in Santa Ana,California.
He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1986 MLB January Draft. His professional career began that year with the Class A (Short Season) Bend Phillies. In 1987,he played for the Class A Charleston Wheelers. His 1988 season was spent with the Class A Clearwater Phillies. In 1989,Scarsone was promoted to the Double-A Reading Phillies. He split the 1990 season between Clearwater and Reading. He played part of the 1991 season at Reading,but played the majority with the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons. He began the 1992 season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre,but was called up to the Phillies where he made his major league debut on May 15. He recorded his first big league hit in the game against the Cincinnati Reds. He played in seven games before returning to Triple-A.
Scarsone was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for Juan Bell on August 11,1992. He played 11 games with Baltimore,but also played with their Triple-A Rochester Red Wings. On March 20,1993,he was traded to the San Francisco Giants for Mark Leonard. Scarsone played for both San Francisco and their Triple-A Phoenix Giants that year. He spent the entire 1994 to 1996 seasons with San Francisco. In 1995,he had a .266 batting average with 11 home runs in 80 games played. Scarsone was promoted to starting early in the 1996 season but struggled at the plate;the Giants released him after the season ended.
He signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1997. He appeared in five games with the major league team,but also played with the Triple-A Louisville Redbirds. He was released on May 17,and signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres on May 20. He played the rest of the campaign with the Triple-A Las Vegas Stars. He was granted free agency after the season,and signed with the Anaheim Angels for 1998,playing the entire year with the Triple-A Vancouver Canadians. In 1999,Scarsone signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals. He played 18 games with the Triple-A Omaha Golden Spikes and 46 with Kansas City,including his final major league game on September 8,1999.
In total,Scarsone appeared in 350 major league games,making 148 appearances at second base,86 at third base,36 at first base,and 19 at short stop.
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