«Breaking News» Ex-Yankees closer John Wetteland is charged with sexually abusing a four-year-old boy

Former New York Yankees and Texas Rangers closer John Wetteland was arrested Monday on a child sex abuse charge. The 52-year old is accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a child under the age of 14, according to Denton County jail records

John Wetteland, a former All-Star and World Series MVP, has been charged in Texas with continuous sex abuse of a child under age 14. The 52-year-old allegedly abused a boy between the ages of 4 and 6 from October 2004 to October 2006, according to his arrest affidavit.     

Wetteland was arrested Monday and freed on $25,000 bond, according to Denton County jail records. Wetteland lives in the Dallas-area suburb of Trophy Club.

According to a consolidated complaint and probable cause affidavit, Wetteland is accused of having a child perform a sex act on him, beginning in 2004 when the child was four-years old. The accuser said it happened twice more during a two-year period.

Each of the three acts occurred in Wetteland's master bathroom shower, according to the New York Post.  

The Associated Press was not able to contact Wetteland or his attorney for comment. 

Bartonville Police Chief Bobby Dowell said the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services contacted his office last week. After an investigation, an arrest warrant was issued for Wetteland, who was taken into custody by Denton County sheriff's deputies.

In this file photo, John Wetteland is awarded the series Most Valuable Player award by Joe Torre following Game Six of the World Series against the Atlanta Braves on October 26, 1996

Dowell said that because of the nature of the offense and the stage of the investigation, he had no further details to release. DFPS spokeswoman Marissa Gonzales said details of the agency's cases are confidential.

TMZ Sports, which obtained court documents, reports he was booked for 1st degree felony continuous sex abuse of a child and could receive a life sentence if he is found guilty.

The 1996 World Series MVP taught middle school bible studies and served as an assistant baseball coach at Liberty Christian School in Argyle, Texas during the 2007-08 school year, a representative told Dailymail.com. He no longer has a relationship with the school. 

In 2009, while working as the bullpen coach for the Seattle Mariners, Wetteland was hospitalized for what was originally deemed a 'mental health' issue, but both he and the team later released statements claiming he was dealing with elevated blood pressure. 

According to the New York Daily News, a woman called the police from Wetteland's home out of fear that he might hurt himself.   

'She said he was complaining of being depressed and contemplating suicide,' Denton County Sheriff's Sgt. Roger Griggs told the Daily News. 

According to the Mariners, the police report was erroneous. 

'We were relieved once we heard the details from John and Michele and that John is safe at home and in good health,' Seattle GM Jack Zduriencik said in the 2009 statement. 'Contrary to earlier news reports, the reason John was hospitalized was because of an extremely high heart rate.'  

After winning a World Series with the Yankees in 1996, Wetteland signed with the Texas Rangers, and retired as the team's all-time leader in saves

He previously served as a bullpen coach for the Washington Nationals. The team fired Wetteland because of his alleged penchant for practical jokes.

'They seem to focus a little bit more on practical jokes and fooling around out there in the bullpen rather than focusing and concentrating on the game, and keeping their minds focused to what they would have to do when they came into the ballgame to get people out,' then-Nationals manager and Hall of Famer Frank Robinson said in 2006. 

'I just couldn't put up with it anymore. I talked to John on a number of occasions and told him flat-out what I needed and how I wanted things done. He just didn't seem to understand.'

The Morning News reached out to Wetteland's ex-wife, but she refused to comment. The couple divorced in 2015. They have four children. 

After starting his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Wetteland first made a name for himself with the Montreal Expos before being traded to the New York Yankees in 1995. The following season he would be named World Series MVP following the Yankees' six-game victory over the Atlanta Braves.

In 1997 he signed with the Texas Rangers, and retired as the team's all-time leader in saves.

For his career, the three-time All-Star has a remarkable 330 saves (15th all time) and an impressive 2.97 earned-run average.

Wetteland earned over $33 million in salary over his 12-year career, according to Baseball Reference. 

The Texas Rangers said in a statement that they 'have been made aware of this situation and have no further comment.' Wetteland has no current role with the organization. 

Wetteland has a remarkable 330 career saves (15th all time) and a 2.97 earned-run average

Wetteland did have problems with drugs and alcohol as a teenager, according to a New York Times profile from 1995. Later, the article explained, he came to abhor drugs and alcohol. 

'Once he nearly overdosed on a combination of drugs, including LSD, at a Grateful Dead concert,' wrote Jack Curry in the piece. 'Another time, Wetteland was in the front seat when a drunken friend rammed his car into a telephone pole. Something happened. He trudged on. He kept playing baseball and guitar. He kept walking crooked.' 

His then-wife Michele spoke somewhat cryptically about Wetteland's problems, describing him as 'two different' people.  

'It was difficult for him to forgive his parents for some things he had to go through as a kid,' she said, adding, 'He wishes they would have protected him from some of the things he experienced.'

'He was really wild and really out there at one time and it was so opposed to my beliefs as a Christian,' she said.  

'God's word says the old man is cast off. John's old man has been cast off. If you asked me if I sit here in awe of John and how obedient he has been to God's word, I'd tell you that I do.'

Pitcher and closer John Wetteland of the New York Yankees celebrates with his team mates after winning Game Six of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Atlanta Braves on 26 October 1996 at Yankee Stadium in New York City

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Former New York Yankees and Texas Rangers closer John Wetteland was arrested Monday on a child sex abuse charge. The 52-year old is accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a child under the age of 14, according to Denton County jail records

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