Wetteland hospitalized for mental health issue

Mariners bullpen coach John Wetteland was taken to Denton Regional Medical Center in Texas and hospitalized for a mental health issue on Thursday afternoon after police were called to his house. A call concerning a possible suicidal person brought officers to Wetteland’s home just after noon Thursday. As the CBS 11 report states: “When officers arrived to the home, a man later identified as Wetteland came out with his hands in the air, saying he ‘needed help.’” Wetteland, 42, was expected back for a second season as the Mariners’ bullpen coach in 2010. The former Yankee and Rangers saved 330 games during a 12-year major league career than ended in 2000. He was previously a coach for the Nationals in 2006 and, according to his Wikipedia page, he spent 2007 serving as an assistant baseball coach and Bible teacher at Liberty Christian School in his hometown.