Scott Hatteberg

First baseman / Catcher

Born: December 14, 1969 (age 47)
Salem, Oregon

Batted: Left

Threw: Right

MLB debut

August 8, 1995, for the Boston Red Sox

Last MLB appearance

May 25, 2008, for the Cincinnati Reds

MLB statistics

.273

106

527

Teams

Scott Allen Hatteberg (born December 14, 1969) is a former American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman and catcher. During his MLB career, spanning from 1995 through 2008, he played for the Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, and Cincinnati Reds. Before turning professional, Hatteberg attended Washington State University, where he played college baseball for the Cougars.

Hatteberg was born in Salem, Oregon. He played Little League in his native Salem, Oregon and Canby, Oregon, and Pony League and American Legion baseball in Yakima, Washington. Hatteberg graduated from Eisenhower High School in Yakima 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 seven home runs.

He attended Washington State University from 1989 through 1991 for the Washington State Cougars baseball team in the Pacific-10 Conference. The Cougars won the Pac-10 North all three years. He was captain and MVP in 1991 and as a catcher he formed a battery with future major league pitcher Aaron Sele. Hatteberg played collegiate summer baseball in the Alaska Baseball League in 1989 and 1990. At Washington State, he was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity.