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Craig Harold Paquette (; born March 28, 1969) is an American former
professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Modern professional ...
third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. In the scoring system us ...
. He played in
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(MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals,
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 ...
,
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, and Detroit Tigers. In 2007, he played for the Camden Riversharks. A native of
Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...
, Paquette attended Rancho Alamitos High School and then went on to play college baseball for Golden West College. In 1988, he played collegiate summer baseball with the
Brewster Whitecaps The Brewster Whitecaps are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Brewster, Massachusetts. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in the league's East Division. The Whitecaps play their home games at Stony Bro ...
of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by Oakland in the 8th round of the
1989 MLB Draft First-round selections The following are the first round picks in the 1989 Major League Baseball draft on June 5. Supplemental first round selections Other notable players * Brian Hunter, 2nd round, 35th overall by the Houston Astros * Ti ...
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* 1969 births Living people Baseball players at the 1999 Pan American Games Baseball players from Long Beach, California Brewster Whitecaps players Camden Riversharks players Detroit Tigers players Golden West Rustlers baseball players Huntsville Stars players Kansas City Royals players Major League Baseball third basemen Memphis Redbirds players Modesto A's players New York Mets players Norfolk Tides players Oakland Athletics players Omaha Royals players Pan American Games medalists in baseball Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Southern Oregon A's players St. Louis Cardinals players Tacoma Tigers players United States national baseball team players Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games {{US-baseball-third-baseman-stub