Mariners' Outfielder Stabbed to Death in the Netherlands
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman was stabbed to death early Monday. According to Dutch Police his brother was arrested as a suspect.
Police were called to a private residence early in the morning and found the 24-year-old Dutch player bleeding from a stab wound. Paramedics were unable to resuscitate Halman.
The officers took Halman's 22-year-old brother into custody. Because of Dutch privacy rules a police spokesperson would not give out the brother's name.
"He is under arrest and right now he is being questioned," a Rotterdam police press liason told the AP in a telephone interview. "It will take some time to figure out what exactly happened."
So far no charges have been filed in the case.
Halman hit .230 in 35 games and made starts at all three outfield positions for the Mariners in 2011 before being optioned to Triple-A Tacoma.
Born in the city of Haarlem, Halman played in the Dutch Pro League and was part of the gold medal winning Dutch squad at the 2007 European Championship.
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