Scott Hatteberg is an American former professional baseball player who played as a first baseman and catcher. During his thirteen years long ‘MLB’ career, he played for the ‘Boston Red Sox’, ‘Oakland Athletics’, and ‘Cincinnati Reds’. Born in Salem, Oregon, he was interested in baseball from his childhood and played in the ‘Little League’ in his native city. After graduating from Eisenhower High School, Yakima, where he was also lettered in football, he attended Washington State University, where he played for the ‘Cougars.’ After playing in the ‘1990 Baseball World Cup’ for ‘Team USA’, he was selected by ‘Boston Red Sox’ in the 1991 June draft and made his MLB debut in 1995. After playing with them for seven seasons and setting up a world record, he dropped out due to his elbow injury which ended his career as a catcher. He was then signed by ‘Oakland Athletics’ as a first baseman and set an ‘American League’ record before moving to ‘Cincinnati Reds’ from where he was released in 2008. He is also a guitar player and a fly fisherman. He is married with three children.
