Scott Hatteberg
American baseball player (born 1969)

Scott Allen Hatteberg is an American former professional first baseman and catcher. From 1995 through 2008, he played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, and Cincinnati Reds. Hatteberg attended Washington State University, where he played college baseball for the Cougars.
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