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Nov 13, 2009 12:36 am US/Central
Former Pitcher John Wetteland Hospitalized
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John Wetteland #35 of the Texas Rangers pitching during the game against the Cleveland Indians at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio. The Indians defeated the Rangers 2-1
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An elevated heart rate and high blood pressure sent a former Major League pitcher to a Denton-area hospital Thursday.
Former Texas Rangers pitcher and current Seattle Mariners bullpen coach John Wetteland was taken by ambulance to Denton Regional Medical Center Thursday afternoon after police were called to his house.
Denton County officials told CBS 11 Thursday afternoon that Wetteland had been hospitalized for a mental health issue, but in a release sent out to members of the media Thursday night by the Seattle Mariners, Wetteland said "My wife and I are very appreciative of the over and above care of our local officers and paramedics. The circumstances leading to my elevated blood pressure and heart rate have been addressed. I am currently resting safely at home."
The Denton County Sheriff's office told CBS 11 they took a call from the Bartonville area around 12:30 Thursday on a possibly suicidal person.
When officers arrived to the home, a man later identified as Wetteland came out with his hands in the air, saying he "needed help."
Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik said in a statement, "We were relieved once we heard the details from John and Michelle and that John is safe at home and in good health. Contrary to earlier news reports, the reason John was hospitalized was because of an extremely high heart rate. We have let them know that the Mariners will do whatever we can to assist them."
Wetteland spent 12 years in Baseball's major leagues, coming to the Texas Rangers after winning the 1996 World Series MVP with the New York Yankees.
Wetteland retired from playing in 2000 while with the Rangers, staying in the North Texas area while working as a coach for Liberty Christian School in Argyle, as well as coaching at the professional level with the Rangers, Washington Nationals and Seattle Mariners.
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