Chuck Knoblauch Charged With Assault

Former All-Star and World Series champion Chuck Knoblauch has seen better days. Since retiring, Knoblauch was named on the notorious Mitchell Report as a player who partook in the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs, and he has since admitted as much. Now, he's been charged with assaulting his common-law wife.

Knoblauch faced the court Tuesday and was charged, following a criminal complaint filed by his wife (pictured here with Knoblauch and their son, Jake). In the complaint, she said he hit her in the face and choked her during a dispute in their Houston-area home.

Knoblauch will be released upon posting a $10,000 bond.

Knoblauch was a four-time All-Star in his 12 major league seasons. He won three World Series as a member of the New York Yankees' dynasty, but his best on-field work was done with the Twins. From 1994-1996 he was one of the best players in baseball. It was a span in which he hit .330 with a .422 on-base percentage and 126 stolen bases. He finished in the top 20 in MVP voting in each of those years. Late in Knoblauch's career, he was plagued by several mental issues, most famously his inability to make an accurate throw to first base on routine grounders. He eventually was moved to the outfield and then retired from baseball at the relatively young age of 34.

For now, there are no further details on the assault charges, as Knoblauch's attorney did not return phone calls to the Associated Press.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)

9-29-2009 @ 8:16PM

BILL said...

HOW COULD HE HIT HIS WIFE??
HE COULDN'T THROW THE BALL STRAIGHT TO 20 FEET.
ANOTHER THUG MILLIONAIRE, LOSER!!!!!!!!!!

9-30-2009 @ 12:05PM

tonytiger18 said...

Hey Matt Snyder,

Can you believe that there over 60 responses to your article.

Unfortunately, after the life in bright lights with fan adulation and media attention ends for sports figures, some cannot handle being out of the spotlight.

All the little things are handled for them while playing. They have no critical decisions to make, no immediate financial worries, and no concerns for their future.Then, it ends for them and the real world takes over.

This guy had it all and now he doesn't.

9-29-2009 @ 8:39PM

Ralph Garcia said...

Knoblauch was on the Mitchell report for taking steroids. The intense media pressure of New York also seemed to drive him crazy as his throws to first base would wind up in the stands. Steroids and the media pressure drove him crazy. I guess his wife drove him over the edge. He probably couldn't even take a simple argument with her. He's now belongs in a straight jacket.

9-29-2009 @ 8:50PM

paddyboy20 said...

I thought they said MLB "Great". He's a MLB "Pretty Good".

9-29-2009 @ 10:58PM

spencerlizzie2 said...

I thought exactly the same thing as you. MLB great? Are you kidding me?

9-29-2009 @ 8:59PM

Saucy said...

Kudos to Don Mattingly his "Hitting " coach while he was on the Yankees (who also has had spousal issues recently).

9-30-2009 @ 3:30PM

hi dory said...

what a stupid thing to say....don is a great guy....chuck is a wife-beating, steroid taking, drug addicted cheat.....

9-29-2009 @ 9:57PM

thats10s said...

Knothead....not Knoblach

9-30-2009 @ 12:05AM

Darrell said...

Nah, it's still KNOBLAUCHEAD, as the beloved Yankees fans used to call him. hahaha

9-29-2009 @ 10:20PM

acr4845755 said...

ROIDS!!!!!!!

9-29-2009 @ 10:29PM

tonette66 said...

Do you hear yourself?? You sound like an idiot, this man ASSAULTED his wife, no different from any other scumbag, rich, poor, white black, green who is a bully. Stand up guy, puleeze!! He's got rotten apples in his pie and he obviously fed them to you y2kapollo. Really, are you serious? You would be the type who probably thinks his wife is his property. And there must be a certain IQ level that has to be cleared in order for race not to be mentioned in a comment. If you can't provide an intelligent reply, then please, go to bed. Thanks.

9-30-2009 @ 12:20AM

Hi Teri M Zinnen said...

Yea, someone who has really spoke up snd stated the truth of the matter!!!!!!!!!

9-29-2009 @ 10:40PM

skri2 said...

did she get it right?

boblamo420 said...

scumbag is all that needs to be said

Fallout said...

Another spoiled, over-paid loser whose talents include: (1) throwing a little white ball around, (2) ummmm. YOU support this industry, sportsfans, YOU pay the incredible ticket and food prices at the stadiums. YOU pay for the on-demand games in your home. This guy is your creation, live with him, YOU made him. There's no excuse to hit awoman, anyone that does so is just a loser. If these ball-hitting fu*ks get a class-one gold-digger crawling up their ass, they deserve it.