Post by Terd Ferguson on Nov 21, 2011 13:24:54 GMT -6
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Here's the worst kind of baseball news imaginable: Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman(notes) was stabbed to death in his native Netherlands on Monday morning.
Though details are still sparse, it's being reported that Halman's younger brother Jason has been arrested and is being questioned by police in Rotterdam. Greg Halman had reportedly been playing baseball and conducting clinics in the Netherlands over the offseason.
From the Associated Press:
Rotterdam Police spokeswoman Patricia Wessels says police were called to a home in the Dutch port city early Monday morning and found Halman bleeding from a stab wound.
The officers attempted unsuccessfully to resuscitate the 24-year-old.
Wessels says the officers arrested Halman's 22-year-old brother. She declined to give his name, in line with Dutch privacy rules.
She said the brother was being questioned by police. No charges have been filed.
"He is under arrest and right now he is being questioned," Wessels told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. "It will take some time to figure out what exactly happened."
Halman was far from a household name here in the United States, but he had as interesting a career path as anyone. Signed by the Mariners in 2004 when he was just 17, Halman spent several years in the team's minor-league organization before finally getting his chance. He was called up in September 2010, playing in nine games near the end of the season. He also played in 35 games for the M's in 2011, hitting .230/.256/.345 with two homers and six RBIs after being called up in early June.
[Related: Photos of Mariners' Greg Halman]
Halman was also a member of the Dutch national team that won the 2007 European championship and appeared with the honkballers in the 2009 World Baseball Championship. His father Eddy was a member of the Dutch national baseball team, as was Jason, the brother being held for questioning in his murder.
I knew who he was because I thought it was unique, a MLB player from the Netherlands. Not really a household name though, so I'll say out.
This reminded me of Bison Dele. I went back and read that story again. He was killed by his brother (along with 2 other people) and dumped at sea...crazy.
