Scott Servais is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for 11 seasons with four different teams. He was born on June 4, 1967, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and attended Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, where he played college baseball.
Servais was drafted by the Houston Astros in the third round of the 1988 MLB draft and made his major league debut with the team in 1991. He played for the Astros for four seasons before being traded to the Chicago Cubs in 1995. Servais played for the Cubs for two seasons before being traded to the San Francisco Giants in 1997. He played for the Giants for one season before being traded to the Colorado Rockies in 1998. Servais played for the Rockies for one season before being traded back to the Astros in 1999. He played for the Astros for two more seasons before retiring after the 2001 season.
During his career, Servais was known for his defensive skills as a catcher. He had a career fielding percentage of .994 and threw out 33% of attempted base stealers. He was also a solid hitter, with a career batting average of .245 and 63 home runs.
After retiring as a player, Servais began a career in coaching and front office roles. He served as a special assistant to the general manager for the Texas Rangers from 2003 to 2005 before joining the Los Angeles Angels as their assistant general manager in 2006. Servais then joined the Texas Rangers as their senior director of player development in 2007 and was promoted to assistant general manager in 2008.
In 2011, Servais joined the Anaheim Angels as their assistant general manager before being hired as the director of player development for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2015. In October 2015, Servais was named the manager of the Seattle Mariners, replacing Lloyd McClendon. He led the Mariners to a 86-76 record in his first season as manager in 2016, but the team has struggled in subsequent seasons.
Overall, Servais had a successful career as a player and has continued to make an impact in the baseball world as a coach and manager.
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