Craig Harold Paquette is a former professional baseball player who played third base

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 in the major leagues

Major League Baseball

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 from 1993-2003. He last played in for the Camden Riversharks

Camden Riversharks

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. He attended Rancho Alamitos High School

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 and then went on to play college baseball for Golden West College

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Transactions

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins

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 in the 36th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign.
June 5, 1989: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics

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 in the 8th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1989.
March 26, 1996: Released by the Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics

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April 3, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals

Kansas City Royals

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October 15, 1997: Granted Free Agency.
December 23, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets

New York Mets

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October 15, 1998: Granted Free Agency.
December 18, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets

New York Mets

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July 31, 1999: Traded by the New York Mets

New York Mets

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 to the St. Louis Cardinals

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 for Shawon Dunston

Shawon Dunston

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November 5, 2001: Granted Free Agency.
December 13, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

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April 29, 2003: Released by the Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

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Craig's first son, Mackenzie, was born on August 11, 1994.

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