Admin Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 ROTTERDAM — Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman was stabbed to death in Rotterdam on Monday and his brother has been arrested in connection with the incident, police said. Halman, 24, was signed as a free agent by Seattle in 2004 and made his major league debut in 2010. Police were called to a home in the Dutch port city early Monday and found Halman bleeding from a stab wound. The officers were unable to resuscitate the outfielder. "A 24-year-old died this morning in a stabbing and we have arrested the 22-year-old brother of the victim," a Rotterdam police spokesman told Reuters. Officials declined to give the suspect's name, in line with Dutch privacy rules. Police spokesman Patricia Wessels told the Associated Press: "He is under arrest and right now he is being questioned. It will take some time to figure out what exactly happened." However, Halman's 22-year-old brother Jason reportedly played at the 2004 World Baseball Championship in Taiwan. According to baseball-reference.com, their father Eddy played professionally in Holland. NOS-TV said Halman's family had confirmed his death. Greg Halman helped the Netherlands win the 2007 European Baseball Championship. He hit .230 with two home runs and six RBIs in 35 games with the Mariners last season. He batted .299 during a 40-game stint with Tacoma in the Pacific Coast League. Greg Halman is a .207 career hitter in the big leagues, according to baseball-reference.com. When not playing for the Mariners, he helped boost baseball in Europe by holding coaching clinics with youngsters. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45383682/ns/world_news-europe/#.TspZXvL4Lxg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroFishOne Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Dang what is going on in the baseball world lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Love Me Some Fish Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Good lord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridafly Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 R.I.P. :/ a total tragedy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystikol87 Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Dang what is going on in the baseball world lately. RIP Mr. Halman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARLIN BURGER Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True CRaysball Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Sad day for the baseball community. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystikol87 Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Good lord. Actually quite the opposite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHaze Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 This is just awful, especially if his own brother killed him. Makes me think of Marvin Gaye's dad shooting him to death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Awful, just awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbethan Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Holy sh*t, what the f***, RIP Halman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True CRaysball Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Good lord. Actually quite the opposite. Lord Good? Isn't he a Star Wars expanded universe character? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaMarlinsForever Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 The Big question is WHY? R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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