) ▁during ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁seasons . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁intern ation ally ▁with ▁the ▁Dutch ▁national ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁World ▁Baseball ▁Classic . ▁He ▁died ▁of ▁st ab ▁w ounds ▁in ▁Rot ter dam ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ML B ▁season . ▁His ▁brother ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁st abb ing ▁but ▁was ▁acqu itted ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁temporary ▁ins an ity . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Netherlands ▁▁ ▁Hal man ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁at ▁six teen ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁at ▁the ▁Dutch ▁major ▁league ▁team ▁of ▁Cor end on ▁Kin heim ▁in ▁H aar lem ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Like ▁his ▁father , ▁Edd y , ▁and ▁his ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Jason , ▁Greg ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁Dutch ▁national ▁baseball ▁team . ▁His ▁sister , ▁Na omi , ▁is ▁a ▁professional ▁basketball ▁player ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Hal man ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁World ▁Baseball ▁Classic ▁ ▁Seattle ▁Mar in ers ▁▁ ▁Hal man ▁was ▁signed ▁as ▁a ▁non - d raft ed ▁free ▁agent ▁by ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Mar in ers ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Mar in ers ▁Arizona ▁Inst ruction al ▁League ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁Pe oria ▁J avel inas . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁professional ▁career ▁in ▁ ▁by ▁playing ▁ 2 6 ▁games ▁with ▁the ▁ro ok ie - level ▁Arizona