2018 will be Scott's first with the Skeeters, first in the Atlantic League and 15th in professional baseball
A veteran of nine MLB seasons, Scott last appeared at the professional level with Triple-A Buffalo (Toronto Blue Jays) in 2015
Scott was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the ninth round of the 2001 MLB Draft out of Oklahoma State and was traded to the Houston Astros in March 2004
Made his MLB debut with the Astros in 2005 and appeared in an at least 60 MLB games from 2006-13 -- also making appearances with the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays
Appeared in 125-plus games per season with the Astros and Orioles from 2007-10
Career .258 hitter with 135 home runs and 436 RBIs in 889 games (2,810 ABs)
Became the first Astros rookie to hit for the cycle, doing so on July 28, 2006
Went 0-for-2 with a run scored in three plate appearances for the Astros during the 2005 National League Division Series
Had three straight seasons of 20-plus home runs (2008-10), including a career-high 27 in 2010 with the Orioles
Led the Orioles in home runs in 2009 (25) and '10 (27)
Was voted American League Player of the Week on three different occasions between 2008-10 while with the Orioles
