John Duane Hattig (born February 27, 1980) is an American former

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who appeared in 13 games for the

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during the 2006 season. In the minor leagues, Hattig played in 836 games over 10 seasons, and posted a career .286 batting average. Hatting attended Southern High School in

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. Hattig attracted the attention of scouts on the recommendation of his uncle, Keith Hattig, who had played in the

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. He was selected by the

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in the 25th round of the

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. He became the first player from Guam to play in

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on August 19, , in a game against the

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. He recorded his first major league

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on September 1 against the

(who had traded him to Toronto in 2004), and his first

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and RBI (he recorded three of them in this game) on September 13 against the

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. A free agent after the season, Hattig signed a minor league contract with the

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

, but was released before playing a game with them. He signed with the

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of the Golden Baseball League on May 12, . Hattig was arrested in

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in July 2021 and charged with four felonies, namely two counts of possession of a

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, possession of a firearm without a firearms identification card and possession of a concealed firearm as a third-degree felony. At the time, he was working for the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hattig, John 1980 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Major League Baseball third basemen Toronto Blue Jays players Guamanian baseball players Gulf Coast Red Sox players Lowell Spinners players Augusta GreenJackets players Sarasota Red Sox players Portland Sea Dogs players Reno Silver Sox (Golden Baseball League) players People from Tamuning, Guam Peoria Saguaros players Syracuse SkyChiefs players Syracuse Chiefs players Dunedin Blue Jays players New Hampshire Fisher Cats players