Ex-MLB All-Star Chuck Knoblauch was arrested last Wednesday for allegedly assaulting his wife at their home near Houston.
Minnesota Twins, Chuck Knoblauch former team, was supposed to induct him to their Hall of Fame on Aug. 23 but they have since cancelled the scheduled induction.
Twins release the following statement:
"In light of recent news reports surrounding Chuck Knoblauch, as well as direct communication with the former Twins second baseman, the Minnesota Twins have decided to cancel the team's 2014 Hall of Fame induction ceremony scheduled for August 23 at Target Field. In January of this year, Knoblauch was elected by a 62-member committee consisting of local and national media, club officials, fans and past elected members, using rules similar to those necessary for election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York."
News92FM in Houston reported the incident saying that the former Rookie of the Year and four-time All-Star is out of jail on a $10,000 bail. He will back in court on July 30. The Police provided the following statement with regards to the report:
"When officers arrived, they said Knoblauch appeared to be intoxicated. Police said Knoblauch's wife told them she was asleep in her child's room when her husband came in, upset that he wasn't sleeping in their bed. He allegedly grabbed her by the arm and started smashing her head into a wall. Knoblauch is accused of throwing a humidifier at her before she ran from the room.
Police said Knoblauch's wife had a large bruise on her arm, a large scratch on the left side of her face and a visible knot on her forehead. Back in 2009, felony charges were dismissed in an incident in which Knoblauch was accused of choking his then-common-law wife Stacey Stelmach at their Bunker Hill Village home.
According to court records, he also got a one-year year deferred adjudication and a fine in a 2010 charge of assault on a family member. And it doesn't end there. He was also charged with interference with public duties after allegedly pushing an officer in March of this year. Knoblauch is due in court on that charge next month."
