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Seattle Mariners baseball star Gregory Halman has been killed in a stabbing in Rotterdam.

Dutch national TV station NOS-TV said the family of Halman, 24, had confirmed his death.

The outfield player is one of the country's most successful baseball exports. He was born in Haarlem, Netherlands, in 1987 and went on to make his debut in the Dutch Hoofdklasse at the age of 1.
He moved to the USA in 2004 and rose steadily through the ranks before hitting the big time in 2010. He has appeared in 44 MLB games for Seattle.

He is the son of former player Eddy Halman.

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Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman was stabbed to death in Rotterdam on Monday and his brother has been arrested in connection with the incident.

'A 24-year-old died this morning in a stabbing and we have arrested the 22-year-old brother of the victim,' a Rotterdam police spokesman said.

Halman, 24, was signed as a free agent by Seattle in 2004 and after a long spell in the minor leagues he was called up to the MLB team last year, having helped Netherlands win the 2007 European Baseball Championship.

The outfield player is one of the country's most successful baseball exports. He was born in Haarlem, Netherlands, in 1987 and went on to make his debut in the Dutch Hoofdklasse at the age of 1.

He moved to the USA in 2004 and rose steadily through the ranks before hitting the big time in 2010. He has appeared in 44 MLB games for Seattle.

Halman had helped boost baseball in Europe by holding coaching clinics with youngsters when not playing for the Mariners.

He is the son of former player Eddy Halman.

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