Aaron Kenneth Myette (born September 26, 1977) is a

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former

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right-handed

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, who played in

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(MLB) and

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(NPB).

Career

Myette attended the

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, where he played

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for the

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in 1996. Myette was selected by the

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in the 17th round of the

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(454th overall), and then by the

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in the first round of the

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(43rd overall). He played for the White Sox in 1999 and 2000. The White Sox traded Myette and Brian Schmack to the Texas Rangers for

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after the 2000 season. He played for the Rangers (2001–2002),

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(2003) and Cincinnati Reds (2004). He was a member of Team Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where they finished in fourth place. In 2005, he played for

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in Japan. Myette played for the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League for the 2008 season. Aaron's brother Andrew was drafted in three consecutive years by the Rangers: the 17th round of the 2000 draft (514th overall), the 44th round of the 2001 draft (1305th overall) and the 41st round of the 2002 draft (1222nd overall). Myette's first major league strikeout victim was

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* * * * 1977 births Living people Akron Aeros players Baseball people from British Columbia Baseball players at the 1999 Pan American Games Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Birmingham Barons players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Central Arizona Vaqueros baseball players Charlotte Knights players Chicago White Sox players Cincinnati Reds players Cleveland Indians players Canadian expatriate baseball players in Japan Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States Hickory Crawdads players Louisville Bats players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Canada Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Oklahoma RedHawks players Olympic baseball players of Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in baseball Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons players Sportspeople from New Westminster Texas Rangers players Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players Tulsa Drillers players Washington Huskies baseball players World Baseball Classic players of Canada York Revolution players 2006 World Baseball Classic players Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games {{Canada-baseball-pitcher-stub