Scott Alan Eyre (born May 30, 1972), is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies. Early life Eyre was born on May 30, 1972, in Inglewood, California. He was the oldest of five children in his family, born when his mother Peggy was only 17 years old. When Eyre was eight years old, his father Bob left the family and kept only marginal contact with his wife and children; Eyre was responsible for his younger siblings throughout their respective childhoods. Eyre's undiagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) made it difficult for him to pay attention in school, and he preferred playing sports, particularly baseball. Both Eyre and his brother Willie played high school baseball for Cyprus High School in Magna, Utah. During his senior year, Eyre pitched three complete games in a state tournament, striking out 50 batters and allowing only four hits across those three games. His coach, Bob Fratto, once referred to Eyre as "the best pitcher ever to come out of Utah". After high school, the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB) offered Eyre a free agent contract, which he turned down in order to pursue a junior college career. He spent the 1991 college baseball season at the College of Southern Idaho, where he posted a 6–1 win–loss record, eight saves, and led the team with 74 strikeouts. Career Draft and minor leagues The Texas Rangers selected Eyre in the ninth round of the 1991 MLB draft, but it was not immediately clear if he would sign with the team or if he would play for another year at Southern Idaho. He turned down the Rangers' initial $40,000 signing bonus, preferring to attend another year of college, but ultimately signed with the team when they increased their offer to $44,000. Eyre made his professional baseball debut in 1992, playing the whole season with the Rookie-level Butte Copper Kings of the Pioneer League. There, he went 7–3 with a 2.90 earned run average (ERA) and 94 strikeouts in 15 games (14 starts) and innings pitched. Eyre became a serious prospect during the 1992–1993 offseason, during which he experienced a growth spurt of and . With a 5–2 record and 2.76 ERA in his first nine starts with the Class A Charleston Rainbows, the