Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman was stabbed to death early Monday in the Netherlands and his brother was arrested as a suspect, Dutch police said.
Rotterdam Police spokeswoman Patricia Wessels said police were called to a home in the port city in the early hours of the morning and found the 24-year-old Dutch player bleeding from a stab wound. Officers and paramedics were unable to resuscitate Halman.
Wessels said the officers arrested Halman's 22-year-old brother. She declined to give his name, in line with Dutch privacy rules, but Jason Halman is Greg's younger brother who played for the Dutch national team last year.
Greg Halman hit .230 in 35 games for Seattle in 2011.
"Greg was a part of our organization since he was 16 and we saw him grow into a passionate young man and talented baseball player," the Mariners said in a statement.
Labor deal reached Major League Baseball and its players' association called a Tuesday news conference to announce a new labor contract. The sides were working Monday to sign a memorandum of understanding on the five-year deal, which replaces one set to expire Dec. 11.
The agreement includes blood testing for human growth hormone, a rise in the minimum salary to $480,000 and luxury taxes on both amateur draft signings and international free agents coming to the major leagues. It modifies the luxury tax on high payrolls and changes compensation for clubs losing free agents.
Barmes to Pittsburgh Clint Barmes and Pittsburgh agreed to a $10.5 million, two-year contract. The 33-year-old shortstop hit .244 with 12 home runs and 39 RBI in 123 games this year with Houston.
