Rest in Peace, Greg Halman

Update: Police are now saying that loud music may have escalated an argument between the brothers. However, they are still trying to piece together the events of that night. We'll keep this post updated as the news comes.

Update: Prosecutors have reported that Jason Halman will be detained for another two weeks on suspicion of murder or manslaughter of his brother.

Sad and shocking news for the Seattle Mariners club this morning: outfielder Greg Halman was stabbed to death in The Hauge, Netherlands, and his 22-year-old brother has been arrested as a suspect.

Police and paramedics were called to a home in the port city early Monday morning to find the 24-year-old Dutch player bleeding from an apparent stab wound. Unfortunately, they were unable to resuscitate him.

No charges have been filed in the case and Rotterdam Police spokeswoman Patricia Wessels declined to give any further details about their relationship. However, she did issue this short statement regarding the investigation into the death of the promising young player:

"[Jason Halman] is under arrest and right now he is being questioned. It will take some time to figure out what exactly happened."

Halman, who batted .230 in 35 games last season before being optioned to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers, played in the Dutch Pro League and enjoyed a gold medal with the Dutch squad at the 2007 European Championship. He was traveling around Europe this month as part of the European Big League Tour organized by fellow Dutchman and Baltimore Orioles pitcher Rick Van den Hurk in which ballplayers organize baseball clinics for children.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Halman family and his friends.

[Seattle Times]