a log cabin in Sebastopol, California. His father, Ed, played baseball in the Chicago Cubs organization. Wetteland and his ex-wife Michele met while he was playing for San Antonio in 1988. Through his relationship with Michelle, who became a born-again Christian at age six, Wetteland also became born again. They separated in 2014. Their divorce by state decree was final in 2015. They have four children. On May 18, 2007, Wetteland was introduced as an assistant baseball coach and Bible teacher at Liberty Christian School in Argyle, Texas. On November 12, 2009, Wetteland was hospitalized for what was originally said to be a "mental issue," in which a woman reported he was depressed and contemplating suicide. In subsequent statements upon Wetteland's release the same night, Wetteland and the Seattle Mariners indicated that the cause of the hospitalization was "because of an extremely high heart rate" linked to high blood pressure. On January 15, 2019, Wetteland was arrested in Texas on child sex abuse charges due to allegations of "continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14." Wetteland is accused of abusing a male relative between the ages of four and six by forcing him to perform a sex act on Wetteland on three occasions, between October 2004 and October 2006. Wetteland was released from jail on $25,000 bond. A grand jury in Denton County, Texas indicted him on the charges in March. The trial was set to start on August 29, 2022. On September 2, 2022 a mistrial was declared after the jury became deadlocked. See also List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders References External links The Baseball Gauge Venezuela Winter League 1966 births Living people Albuquerque Dukes players American expatriate baseball players in Canada American League All-Stars American League saves champions Bakersfield Dodgers players Baseball coaches from California Baseball players from California Great Falls Dodgers players Leones del Caracas players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Los Angeles Dodgers players Montreal Expos players Major League Baseball bullpen coaches Major League Baseball pitchers World Series Most Valuable Player Award winners New York Yankees players San Antonio Missions players San Mateo Bulldogs baseball players Seattle Mariners coaches Texas Rangers players Vero Beach Dodgers players Washington Nationals coaches West Palm Beach Expos players