Scott played junior college baseball at
Allegany Community College and
college baseball for the
West Virginia Mountaineers. In high school, he played at
South Allegheny Middle/Senior High School in
Liberty Boro, Pennsylvania. He is one of five former Trojans to make it to the major leagues. The others are
John Kruk,
Joe Beimel,
Stan Belinda, and
Steve Kline. Seabol was drafted by the
New York Yankees in the 88th round of the
1996 Major League Baseball draft. When he made his major league debut with the Yankees in 2001, he became the lowest drafted player ever to make it all the way to the major leagues. That record has since been broken by other players. Seabol made his
major league debut on April 8, , with the Yankees, but only for a single game. After a short time in the
Milwaukee Brewers farm system, he signed with the
St. Louis Cardinals on May 27, 2003, and was assigned to their Triple-A affiliate, the
Memphis Redbirds in the
Pacific Coast League. After an injury to
Scott Rolen, Seabol was promoted from Memphis and played several positions with the Cardinals in a backup role, primarily
third base. In , he was signed by the
Florida Marlins and invited to
spring training as a non-roster invitee. Seabol was assigned to the Marlins' Triple-A affiliate, the
Albuquerque Isotopes, in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the
Pacific Coast League. In early July of 2006, his contract was sold to the
Kia Tigers of the
KBO League, causing him to miss the Triple-A All-Star game, to which he had been selected. In December , Seabol signed with the
Hiroshima Toyo Carp of
Nippon Professional Baseball for the season. His contract was not renewed by the Carp after the 2009 season, and he became a free agent. ==Coaching Career==