Scott Christopher Chiasson (born August 14, 1977 in Norwich, Connecticut

Norwich, Connecticut

Regular steamship service between New York and Boston helped Norwich to prosper as a shipping center through the early part of the 20th century. During the Civil War, Norwich once again rallied and saw the growth of its textile, armaments, and specialty item manufacturing...

) is a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 pitcher

Pitcher

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 that is currently a free agent

Free agent

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. He has had brief major league stints with the Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

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 in and .

In he pitched for the Yokohama BayStars

Yokohama BayStars

The are a professional baseball team in the Japanese Central League. Home field is the Yokohama Stadium, located in central Yokohama. The clubhouse is located near the stadium....

 of the Japanese Central League. He began with the Tigres de Quintana Roo

Tigres de Quintana Roo

The Quintana Roo Tigers also known as Mexico Tigers is a Triple-A baseball team located in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The team is part of the Southern Division of the Mexican Baseball League...

 of the Mexican League. On August 13, he signed with the Baltimore Orioles, who assigned him to the Norfolk Tides

Norfolk Tides

The Norfolk Tides are a minor league baseball team in the Triple-A International League. They play at Harbor Park in Norfolk, Virginia. Since 2007 they have been a farm team of the Baltimore Orioles; prior to that, they had a 38-year affiliation with the New York Mets.-Franchise history:The...

 of the Triple-A International League

International League

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.

On March 20, 2009, Chiasson was released by the Orioles. "Allowing the two Minor League veterans (the other one was Guillermo Quiroz) to try and hook on with another club before the end of spring."

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