Greg Halman
Dutch professional baseball player (1987-2011)
Gregory Anthony Halman (August 26, 1987 – November 21, 2011) was a Dutch professional baseball outfielder. He played with the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2010 and 2011. He played for the Netherlands national team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic and other international tournaments. He died in Rotterdam in November 2011 after being stabbed at the home of his younger brother, Jason Halman, who was arrested in connection with the stabbing then acquitted on the grounds of temporary insanity.
Playing career
The Netherlands
Halman, like his father Eddy Halman and younger brother Jason, played professional baseball in the Netherlands and on the Netherlands national team. Halman debuted when he was 16 years old with the Dutch Honkbal Hoofdklasse team Kinheim in Haarlem in 2003. That season, he led the league with six triples. The next year, Halman was one of the best players in the country, batting .358 with a league-leading 4 home runs, 4 triples, and 41 runs batted in (RBIs). He hit for the cycle in a May game against Sparta-Feyenoord. He won the league's most valuable player award and was named the most promising young Dutch player.
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