Craig Paquette

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**Craig Paquette**
Born: March 28, 1969 (1969-03-28) (age 39)
Camden Riversharks — No. 21
Third baseman
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
June 1, 1993 for the Oakland Athletics
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Games	814
Hits	620
Home runs	99
Runs batted in	377
Batting average	.239
Former teams
Oakland Athletics (1993-1995) Kansas City Royals (1996-1997) New York Mets (1998) St. Louis Cardinals (1999-2001) Detroit Tigers (2002-2003)

Craig Paquette (pronounced /ˌpɑˈkɛt/; born March 28, 1969 in Long Beach, California), is a professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues from 1993-2003. He is currently on the roster of the minor league Camden Riversharks. He attended Rancho Alamitos High School and then went on to play college baseball for Golden West College.

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June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 36th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign. June 5, 1989: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 8th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1989. March 26, 1996: Released by the Oakland Athletics. April 3, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals. October 15, 1997: Granted Free Agency. December 23, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets. October 15, 1998: Granted Free Agency. December 18, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets. July 31, 1999: Traded by the New York Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Shawon Dunston. November 5, 2001: Granted Free Agency. December 13, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers. April 29, 2003: Released by the Detroit Tigers.