Wade Dutton (born 23 September, 1986) is an Australian

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for the

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of the

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Career

Dutton played alongside his brother Brad Dutton in the

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, debuting in the

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before the inaugural Australian Baseball League season when they began playing for the

. Following the 2011–12 season, he was left off the roster, but continued playing in the Greater Brisbane League for

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& Ipswich Musketeers. He made it back on the team for the

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and has continued to be a part of the team through 2019, being part of three of the four Bandits consecutive championships Dutton was selected as a member of the

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for the

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1986 births Living people Australian baseball players Gulf Coast Tigers players Baseball players from Brisbane Sportsmen from Queensland Brisbane Bandits players {{Australia-baseball-bio-stub