Scott Christopher Chiasson (born August 14, 1977) is a former professional baseball

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. He played for the

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in and . He graduated and was drafted out of

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. In he signed with the

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of the Japanese Central League but did not appear in a game. He began with the

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of the

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. On August 13, he signed with the Baltimore Orioles, who assigned him to the

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of the Triple-A

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. On March 20, 2009, Chiasson was released by the Orioles. "Allowing the two Minor League veterans (the other one was Guillermo Quiroz) to try to hook on with another club before the end of spring." Chiasson became head baseball coach at Ledyard High School in 2014. He also runs an AAU Program, called the CT Hurricanes, out of Norwich and Dodd Stadium. His program won the Triple Crown National Championship in 2016 down in Richmond, VA, and is widely regarded as one of the Elite Programs in all of New England.

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1977 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Japan American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Arizona League Cubs players Baseball players from Connecticut Chicago Cubs players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Eastern Connecticut State Warriors baseball players Gulf Coast Royals players Iowa Cubs players Louisville Bats players Major League Baseball pitchers Mayos de Navojoa players Mexican League baseball pitchers Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Norfolk Tides players Norwich Navigators players Southern Oregon Timberjacks players Sportspeople from Norwich, Connecticut Tigres de Quintana Roo players Visalia Oaks players West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1970s-stub