Roberto José Hatton Negrón (born 11 October 1976) is a Puerto Rican professional

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player. Hatton has most notably played for

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in the

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and for the Arecibo Captains, San Germán Athletics, and Ponce Lions in Puerto Rico's

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. Hatton has also played professionally in

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and

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. Hatton has been a member of the

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since 1993, taking part in both the

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, famous for their defeat of the United States team, as well as the 2006

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. At the youth level he won a silver medal at the

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. His #10 jersey was retired by his former team Leones de Ponce in 2017.

References

External links

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