Greg Halman

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Greg Halman

| image = Gregory Halman (cropped).jpg

| caption = Halman with the Seattle Mariners in 2010

| position = Outfielder

| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=y|1987|8|26}}

| birth_place = Haarlem, Netherlands

| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=y|2011|11|21|1987|8|26}}

| death_place = Rotterdam, Netherlands

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = September 23

| debutyear = 2010

| debutteam = Seattle Mariners

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = August 3

| finalyear = 2011

| finalteam = Seattle Mariners

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value = .207

| stat2label = Home runs

| stat2value = 2

| stat3label = Runs batted in

| stat3value = 9

| teams =

Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|2010}}–{{mlby|2011}})

|medaltemplates=

{{MedalCountry | {{NED}} }}

}}

Gregory Anthony Halman (August 26, 1987 – November 21, 2011) was a Dutch professional baseball outfielder. He played with the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB) in {{by|2010}} and {{by|2011}}. He also played internationally with the Netherlands national team in the 2007 European Baseball Championship and 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC).{{cite web |author=Mayo |first=Jonathan |date=2009-01-21 |title=Classic set to showcase future stars |url=http://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090121&content_id=3760498&vkey=wbc&team= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126232352/http://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090121&content_id=3760498&vkey=wbc&team= |archive-date=2009-01-26 |access-date=2009-01-21 |work=MLB.com}}{{cite web |author=Mayo |first=Jonathan |date=2009-02-27 |title=Halman ready for Classic challenge |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090225&content_id=3880872&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea |access-date=2009-02-28 |work=MLB.com}} He died in Rotterdam in November 2011 after being stabbed at his brother's house. His younger brother, {{interlanguage link|Jason Halman|lt=|nl}}, was arrested in connection with the stabbing but was acquitted on the grounds of temporary insanity.

Career

= Netherlands =

Halman, like his father {{interlanguage link|Eddy Halman|lt=|nl}} and younger brother Jason, played professional baseball in the Netherlands and on the Netherlands national team. Halman debuted when he was 16 years old with the Dutch Honkbal Hoofdklasse team Kinheim in Haarlem in 2003. That season, he led the league with six triples.{{Cite web |title=Official Final Statistics Leaders 2003 Championship Pool |url=http://home.wxs.nl/~stoov/stats03.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522012647/http://home.wxs.nl/~stoov/stats03.htm#bb |archive-date=May 22, 2022 |access-date=September 10, 2022 |website=Grand Slam Stats & News}} The next year, Halman was one of the best players in the country, batting .358 with a league-leading 4 home runs, 4 triples, and 41 runs batted in (RBIs).{{Cite web |title=Baseball Leaders 2004 |url=http://home.wanadoo.nl/stats04/stats04.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050206214357/http://home.wanadoo.nl/stats04/stats04.htm#bb |archive-date=February 6, 2005 |access-date=September 10, 2024 |website=Grand Slam Stats & News}} He won the league's MVP Award and was named the most promising young Dutch player.{{Cite web |date=November 21, 2011 |title=Honkballer Gregory Halman doodgestoken |trans-title=Baseball player Gregory Halman stabbed to death |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/315450-honkballer-gregory-halman-doodgestoken |access-date=September 10, 2024 |website=NOS |language=nl |archive-date=September 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910093743/https://nos.nl/artikel/315450-honkballer-gregory-halman-doodgestoken |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Onderscheidingen |trans-title=Awards |url=https://www.knbsb.nl/over-knbsb/algemeen/onderscheidingen/#:~:text=Guus%20van%20der%20Heijden%20Memorial%20Trophy.%20Guus%20van%20der%20Heijden |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=KNBSB |language=nl |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007091814/https://www.knbsb.nl/over-knbsb/algemeen/onderscheidingen/#:~:text=Guus%20van%20der%20Heijden%20Memorial%20Trophy.%20Guus%20van%20der%20Heijden |url-status=live }} He primarily played first base in 2004.{{Cite web |title=Gregory Halman gekozen tot MVP {{!}} de Nederlandse honkbalsite |trans-title=Gregory Halman named MVP |url=https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/n/honkbalsite-awards/gregory-halman-gekozen-tot-mvp/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910095009/https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/n/honkbalsite-awards/gregory-halman-gekozen-tot-mvp/index.html |archive-date=2024-09-10 |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=de Nederlandse honkbalsite |language=nl}} His strong play drew the notice of American baseball scouts.{{Cite news |last=Patterson |first=Nick |date=2006-06-18 |title=International flavor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-greg-halman-internatio/169468454/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |work=Everett Herald |pages=C1, C7 |via=Newspapers.com}}

Halman was named to the Netherlands' provisional roster ahead of the 2006 World Baseball Classic but was not selected for the final team. Halman played six games, starting three, for the Dutch national team in the 2007 European Baseball Championship. He hit .357 with one stolen base.{{Cite web |title=Eurobaseball '07 Final Report |url=http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2007/barcelona/rosters/ebF.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512124144/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2007/barcelona/rosters/ebF.pdf |archive-date=12 May 2012 |access-date=1 August 2024 |website=Baseball Europe}} He helped the Netherlands go undefeated and win the European title and qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC).

In the WBC, Halman hit .091 with one double and nine strikeouts in 11 at bats in four games.{{Cite web |title=World Baseball Classic Stats Netherlands 2009 |url=https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic/stats/kingdom-of-the-netherlands/batting-average/2009?sortState=asc |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} The Dutch team made a surprising run to the second round of the tournament but finished with two wins and four losses.

= Minor League Baseball =

Halman signed with the Minnesota Twins on November 21, 2003, but his contract was voided on April 1, 2004.{{Cite web |title=Greg Halman |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/H/Phalmg001.htm |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Retrosheet}}

Halman signed with the Seattle Mariners on June 26, 2004. He participated in the 2004 Arizona Instructional League. In {{By|2005}}, he made his American debut, playing 26 games with the Rookie league Arizona League Mariners. He played all three outfield positions. He recorded a season-high three RBIs on July 9. He went 4 for 5 with a run and first home run in America on July 10. Halman hit .438 against lefties, compared to .219 against right-handed pitchers. He again participated in the Arizona Instructional League in 2005.{{Cite web |title=Greg Halman Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/greg-halman-471897?msockid=01a557e631a763011e7e44b130e462c9 |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=MLB.com |language=en |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007095432/https://www.mlb.com/player/greg-halman-471897?msockid=01a557e631a763011e7e44b130e462c9 |url-status=live }}

In 2006, he hit .259 with 5 home runs and 15 RBI in 28 games for the Low-A Everett AquaSox. He was third on the team with 10 stolen bases. He had a 12-game hitting streak from June 21 to July 4. He had eight multi-hit games, including a season-high three hits on July 19. However, he suffered a season-ending injury, fracturing his right hand and being placed on the disabled list on July 22.

Halman started 2007 with the Single-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, but batted only .182 in 52 games and was demoted to Everett in mid-June.{{Cite news |last=Patterson |first=Nick |date=2007-07-17 |title=AquaSox go Dutch |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1031368642/?clipping_id=169468746 |access-date=2025-04-03 |work=Everett Herald |pages=C1, C3 |via=Newspapers.com}} With the AquaSox, he hit .307 with 16 home runs and 16 stolen bases in 62 games.{{Cite web |title=Greg Halman Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=halman001gre |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}} He was named to the Short-Season A and Northwest League All-Star teams and was also named the Short-Season A Player of the Year.{{Cite web |title=Greg Halman - Awards |url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/101286/awards/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910093744/https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/101286/awards/ |archive-date=September 10, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=The Baseball Cube}} With both Wisconsin and Everett, Halman was teammates with fellow Dutch ballplayer Kalian Sams.

Halman was promoted to the High-A High Desert Mavericks to start 2008. After batting .269 with 19 home runs and 53 RBI in 67 games, he was promoted to the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx on June 17,{{cite web |author=Churchill |first=Jason |author-link= |date=2009-01-05 |title=M's sow seeds of promise |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/baseball/394874_mfarm06.html |access-date=2009-01-21 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}} where he hit another 10 home runs. He ended the season with a combined 29 home runs and 31 stolen bases, which led him to be named the Mariners' Minor League Player of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20081114&content_id=3679722&vkey=pr_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201959/http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20081114&content_id=3679722&vkey=pr_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2016|title=Mariners name Greg Halman Minor League Player of the Year|access-date=2009-01-21|date=2008-11-14|work=MLB.com}} After the regular season, he returned to the Netherlands to play four games with Kinheim, going 4-for-11 with three doubles and two sacrifice flies. He also played for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League, batting only .217 with three home runs in 21 games.

He returned to Double-A in 2009, but his performance dipped. He hit .210 with 25 home runs and a team-high 183 strikeouts in 121 games. He was named to the Southern League All-Star team. He was hit by 15 pitches, more than three times as many

Halman was promoted to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers at the start of the 2010 season. He hit .243 and led the team with 33 home runs, 80 RBI, 15 stolen bases, and 169 strikeouts.{{Cite web |title=2010 Tacoma Rainiers Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=c6e833f1#all_team_batting |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}} Halman and the Rainiers won the 2010 Pacific Coast League championship.{{Cite web |title=2010 Pacific Coast League |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=b6ca3ab2 |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=June 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603131802/http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=b6ca3ab2 |url-status=live }}

= Major League Baseball =

File:Greg Halman 6 15 11 (1).jpgOn September 22, 2010, Halman and three teammates were called up to the Seattle Mariners after Tacoma's title run.{{Cite web |title=Mariners add four to Major League roster |url=http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20100922&content_id=14953322&vkey=pr_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529202935/http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20100922&content_id=14953322&vkey=pr_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea |archive-date=2014-05-29 |access-date=2010-09-22 |website=MLB.com}} He played in his first MLB game on September 23, starting in center field. After making outs in his first nine at bats, he notched his first hit, a double off C.J. Wilson of the Texas Rangers, on September 27. He played in nine of the Mariners' final 11 games, batting .138 with 11 strikeouts and one walk in 30 plate appearances.{{Cite web |title=Greg Halman 2010 Batting Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=halmagr01&t=b&year=2010 |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=August 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801093626/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=halmagr01&t=b&year=2010 |url-status=live }}

Halman started the 2011 season back in Tacoma. On June 3, Halman rejoined the Mariners, replacing struggling outfielder Michael Saunders, who was sent down to Tacoma.{{cite web |last=Baker |first=Geoff |author-link=Geoff Baker (journalist) |date=2011-06-02 |title=Michael Saunders to Class AAA, Greg Halman called up to big club |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/marinersblog/2015220394_michael_saunders_to_class_aaa.html |access-date=2011-06-03 |work=The Seattle Times |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606043501/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/marinersblog/2015220394_michael_saunders_to_class_aaa.html |url-status=live }} He had three hits in his first two games with the Mariners. Halman hit his first MLB home run on June 15 in a 3–1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YxisP9HtFg |title=Halman's first career home run |date=2011-06-16 |last= |type=Television production |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=2024-10-03 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite web |title=Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs Seattle Mariners Box Score: June 15, 2011 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA201106150.shtml |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007091543/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA201106150.shtml |url-status=live }} His last MLB hit was his second career home run, off Brett Cecil of the Toronto Blue Jays on July 19.{{Cite web |title=Seattle Mariners vs Toronto Blue Jays Box Score: July 19, 2011 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR201107190.shtml |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=August 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801091636/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR201107190.shtml |url-status=live }} He played his final game with the Mariners on August 3 against the Oakland Athletics, striking out a career-high three times. The next day, he was optioned back to Tacoma, after going hitless in 19 consecutive plate appearances. His second MLB season ended with a .230 batting average. He struck out in one third of his plate appearances.{{Cite web |title=Greg Halman 2011 Batting Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=halmagr01&t=b&year=2011 |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=August 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801091637/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=halmagr01&t=b&year=2011 |url-status=live }} He hit better in Tacoma, batting .299 with a .358 on-base percentage, both career highs in American baseball, with 3 home runs in 40 games. In his final minor league game, Halman hit three singles and scored twice against the Fresno Grizzlies on September 5.{{Cite web |title=Greg Halman - 2011 Batting Game Logs |url=https://www.fangraphs.com/players/greg-halman/6617/game-log?position=OF&season=2011&gds=&gde=&type=-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007094752/https://www.fangraphs.com/players/greg-halman/6617/game-log?position=OF&season=2011&gds=&gde=&type=-1 |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=FanGraphs}}

Personal life

Halman spoke Dutch, English, Spanish, and Papiamento. He grew up speaking Dutch and English and learned Spanish in 2005, his first year in the United States.{{cite web |author=Mayo |first=Jonathan |date=2009-01-21 |title=Prospect Halman on the fast track |url=http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090119&content_id=3749395&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124094952/http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090119&content_id=3749395&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea |archive-date=January 24, 2009 |access-date=2009-01-21 |work=MLB.com}} He graduated from high school at {{interlanguage link|Mendel College|lt=Mendel College|nl|Mendelcollege}} in Haarlem in June 2004.

Halman's family had many athletes. In addition to his brother and father playing baseball for the Netherlands, his older sister, Naomi Halman, played on the Dutch national basketball team and in European leagues. His younger sister, Eva Halman, played several seasons in the top Dutch softball league.{{Cite web |title=Softball 2010 - DSS |url=https://catcher.home.xs4all.nl/dss10r.htm |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Grand Slam Stats & News}}{{Cite web |title=Softball 2015 - Rosters Golden League |url=https://catcher.home.xs4all.nl/sb15-glr.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910085312/https://catcher.home.xs4all.nl/sb15-glr.htm |archive-date=September 10, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Grand Slam Stats & News}}

Halman began playing baseball with his father when he was three years old. He played on Dutch youth teams with Kalian Sams and Rick van den Hurk.{{Cite web |last=Connolly |first=Dan |date=2011-11-21 |title=VandenHurk talks about the fatal stabbing of his friend |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2011/11/21/vandenhurk-talks-about-the-fatal-stabbing-of-his-friend/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250403144335/https://www.baltimoresun.com/2011/11/21/vandenhurk-talks-about-the-fatal-stabbing-of-his-friend/ |archive-date=2025-04-03 |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Baltimore Sun}}

Death

On November 21, 2011, Halman died of blood loss in Rotterdam from a laceration to his carotid artery.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Wright |author-link=Wright Thompson |date=2012-08-20 |title=17 days in November |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/8286055/seattle-mariners-gregory-halman-days-leading-death-hands-brother-jason |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713191231/https://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/8286055/seattle-mariners-gregory-halman-days-leading-death-hands-brother-jason |archive-date=July 13, 2019 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=ESPN}} He was 24 years old. His brother, Jason Halman, was arrested for Greg's death. Reportedly, Greg approached Jason about loud music, which resulted in an argument and then a stabbing.{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna45383682|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122103215/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/45383682/ns/today-today_news/t/mariners-greg-halman-stabbed-death-brother-arrested/#.Tso_-fLEH1U|url-status=live|archive-date=November 22, 2011|title=Mariners OF Greg Halman stabbed to death; brother arrested|publisher=MSNBC|date=November 21, 2011|access-date=November 21, 2011}}

Halman, wearing his Mariners uniform, was buried in {{Interlanguage link|Westerveld Cemetery|nl|Westerveld (begraafplaats)}} in Dreihuis on November 29.{{Cite news |last=Johns |first=Greg |date=November 29, 2011 |title=Family, friends say goodbye to Halman |url=http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111129&content_id=26054790&vkey=news_sea&c_id=sea |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202010209/http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111129&content_id=26054790&vkey=news_sea&c_id=sea |archive-date=December 2, 2011 |work=MLB.com}}{{Cite web |title=Afscheid van Gregory Halman |trans-title=Farewell to Gregory Halman |url=https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/nieuws/2011/rouwadvertentie_halman2511.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250304133513/https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/nieuws/2011/rouwadvertentie_halman2511.html |archive-date=2025-03-04 |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=de Nederlanse honkbalsite |language=nl}} Thousands of people, including several former Mariners teammates, attended his funeral and burial.{{Cite web |last=Baker |first=Geoff |author-link=Geoff Baker (journalist) |date=2011-11-29 |title=Thousands see Greg Halman laid to rest as his family now copes with second part of tragedy |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/thousands-see-greg-halman-laid-to-rest-as-his-family-now-copes-with-second-part-of-tragedy/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Stoovelaar |first=Marco |date=29 November 2011 |title=Baseball-world unites at Halman's farewell and funeral |url=https://catcher.home.xs4all.nl/bb11-2711gh.htm |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Grand Slam Stats and News}} His family chose his burial plot, a small grove near the North Sea, because it reminded them of a baseball diamond. Halman was the first former MLB player known to have died in the Netherlands.{{cite web |title=Players by place of death: Netherlands Baseball Stats and Info |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/bio/Netherlands_died.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806202103/https://www.baseball-reference.com/bio/Netherlands_died.shtml |archive-date=August 6, 2021 |access-date=6 August 2021 |website=Baseball-Reference.com}}

On August 16, 2012, Dutch authorities released Jason Halman from custody, after prosecutors agreed with his attorneys that Jason had been suffering from psychosis at the time of the stabbing, induced in part by his cannabis use.{{Cite web |last=Petchesky |first=Barry |date=August 16, 2012 |title=Brother Of Former Mariner Greg Halman Will Not Face Jail Time For Greg's Murder Because Of Marijuana-Induced Psychosis |url=https://deadspin.com/brother-of-former-mariner-greg-halman-will-not-face-jai-5935321/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Deadspin |language=en}} Jason agreed to supervision by a probation officer and to undergo mental health treatment.{{Cite web |last=van Nes |first=Pim |date=2012-08-17 |title=Jason Halman has been released from Detention in Rotterdam |url=https://www.mister-baseball.com/jason-halman-released-detention-rotterdam/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=mister-baseball.com}} On August 30, 2012, a Dutch court formally acquitted Jason due to temporary insanity.{{Cite web |date=2012-08-30 |title=Brother acquitted in death of Mariners' Halman |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/8316892/court-acquits-brother-seattle-mariners-greg-halman-fatal-stabbing |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=ESPN}} The court freed him, stating that his psychiatric and psychological assessments found that there was only a small chance of reoccurrence.

The Everett AquaSox retired Halman's number 26 on June 23, 2012.{{Cite news |last=Patterson |first=Nick |date=2012-06-20 |title=AquaSox to honor slain former star by retiring his number |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-aquasox-to-honor-slain/169543030/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |work=The Everett Herald |pages=D1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-aquasox-to-honor-slain/169543042/ D4] |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite press release |title=Everett AquaSox Retire Greg Halman's #26 |date=July 6, 2012 |publisher=Seattle Mariners |url=https://marinersblog.mlblogs.com/everett-aquasox-retire-greg-halmans-26-cafc27c3ef7f |via=Medium}}