Greg Halman Of Mariners Killed In Netherlands

Mariners outfielder Greg Halman was murdered in November by his own brother. That sentence doesn’t need any elaboration to be one of the saddest things you’ll read today, but the in-depth treatment that ESPN gives the story is detailed and fascinating.

↵Read the article and then take the time to go watch Halman hit a three-run dinger.

Tuesday, Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman was buried in a small town in North Holland. One week ago, Halman was reportedly murdered by his younger brother, Jason Halman.

MLB.com’s Greg Johns:

In recently recorded history, over something like a century and encompassing thousands of players, only three active major leaguers have been murdered.

Monday, Mariners outfielder Greg Halman became the third.

We await further developments in the investigation of Greg Halman’s death in his home country, the Netherlands, earlier Monday.

There’s no further news regarding the circumstances, or the earlier reported arrest of Halman’s brother in connection with Halman’s death.

Mister-Baseball.com, a site about baseball in Europe, has details on Halman’s professional baseball career:

Gregory Halman was born on August 26, 1987 in Haarlem, Netherlands. After making his debut in the Dutch Hoofdklasse at the age of 16 he was signed as a non-drafted amateur free agent in 2004 by the Seattle Mariners. He quickly moved up through the Mariners farm system and reached the big leagues in 2010. He appeared in 44 MLB games for Seattle since then.Halman hit .230/.256/.345 with two home runs, six RBI and five stolen bases over 91 plate appearances in 35 games for the Mariners in 2011. He had shown some power in the minor leagues, hitting 33 home runs for Triple-A Tacoma in 2010.