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Scott Allen Hatteberg (born December 14, 1969 in Salem, Oregon) is an American Major League Baseball player who currently plays first base for the Cincinnati Reds.

Hatteberg graduated from Eisenhower High School (Yakima, Washington) in 1988 . He was MVP of the baseball and basketball teams and also lettered in football. He was team captain his senior year and hit .570 with 7 home runs. He played Little League in his native Salem, Oregon and Pony League and Legion in Yakima, Washington. He attended Washington State University from 1989-91 and the Cougars won the Pac-10 North all three years. He was captain of a fishing boat and MVP in 1991. He played in the Alaskan League in 1989-90.

He was a member of the 1990 U.S. team at the Goodwill Games and hit a home run vs. Mexico. He was the Boston Red Sox third pick in the 1991 June draft, a sandwich pick between the first and second rounds as compensation from Kansas City Royals for the signing of Type A free agent Mike Boddicker. He played catcher for the Red Sox in parts of seven seasons from 1995-2001, hitting 34 home runs and batting .267. In a game against the Texas Rangers, he became the only player to hit into a triple play and hit a grand slam in his next at-bat. The bat he used for that game is now in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

In January 2002, Hatteberg signed with the Oakland Athletics and became a first baseman and designated hitter for four seasons. Being an everyday player, Hatteberg helped the A's reach the playoffs twice in 2002 and 2003, hitting 49 homers and batting .269 from 2002-2005.

On February 12, 2006, the Cincinnati Reds signed Hatteberg to a one-year, $750,000 contract. He is expected to give the Reds flexibility at first base, backing up Adam Dunn.

He is a self-taught guitar player and avid fly fisherman. He has a wife, Elizabeth, and three children, Lauren (11-8-97), Sophia (2-21-00) and Ella (3-24-04).

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Athletes - Scott Hatteberg

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