Scott Edmund Stahoviak (born March 6, 1970) is an American former professional baseball

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. He played in

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for the

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. He attended

Creighton University Creighton University () is a private research university in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate ...

, and was an integral part of Creighton's NCAA College World Series appearance in 1991. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Stahoviak was drafted by the Twins in the first round (27th overall) in the 1991 amateur draft. He signed with the Twins on June 13, 1991. He made his major league debut in 1993 and also played from 1995 through 1998. Stahoviak played at least part of every season in the minor leagues from until except . His last two seasons were spent in the

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organization. He is currently a PE teacher at Maple Middle School in

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