Twins cancel Hall of Fame induction of Chuck Knoblauch after another ex-wife assault arrest.

[Austin]

ESPN -- The Minnesota Twins called off the induction of Chuck Knoblauch into their Hall of Fame after he was arrested for allegedly assaulting his ex-wife.

The team was slated to honor the 1991 Rookie of the Year and four-time All-Star on Aug. 23 at Target Field.

The Twins' president said the decision was made "in light of recent news reports" and after "direct communication" with Knoblauch.

"There are no plans to reschedule," Twins President Dave St. Peter said. "I suppose over time this could be revisited, but at this time from the Twins' organization perspective, we currently have no intent to reschedule."

Knoblauch, 46, divorced Cheri Knoblauch in 2012.
He was convicted of hitting a previous wife in 2010 and sentenced to a year of probation.

"I strongly had the belief that he was in a different place and that he had made amends and was looking forward to being a better husband and a better dad," St. Peter said. "Obviously we need to see what transpires, but it's disappointing, to say the least."

Knoblauch was released after posting $10,000 bond. He is due in court on July 30.

 

[RStadlerASU22]

If the allegations are true , good for the Twins . Bad enough it's happened before , but at least once again , he gets no sympathy from me

Ryan

 

[bcubs]

Total jerk. Hope he never gets any accolades.

 

[padresfan9]

I met the guy. I was at a mab celebrity show here in nj and he walked past me. Good lord what if I was assalted

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[u2me57]

Really sad.

 

[DaClyde]

I met the guy. I was at a mab celebrity show here in nj and he walked past me. Good lord what if I was assalted

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Had he "thrown" a punch, it likely would have sailed over your head anyway. I think you were safe.

 

[sheetskout]

Knoblauch used to be my favorite growing up. Man, sure seems like I was WAY off there. Really sad.

 

[Brewer Andy]

First autograph I ever pulled out of '92(?) Score on Easter Morning

 

[mchenrycards]

So...hypothetically...if he was still playing would he get more than a two game suspension?

I am glad to see the Twins took this action instead of slapping him on the wrist and turning a blind eye to his actions. Granted, not getting inducted to the Twins hall of fame is probably not going to upset Chucky or take any money out of his pocket but it is nice to see a team take a stand against violence against women. Now I just wonder if they will take Kirby out of the hall of fame for his misadventures with his spouse.

 

[heavy_hitter]

I was at the game where he hit Keith Olberman's mom with an errant throw. Despite the 3 WS rings in 4 years with the Yanks, he never lived up to his previous numbers in Minnesota.

 

[DaClyde]

So is that card a re-enactment of what bright, nova-like blinding light was in Chuck's eyes in that moment?

 

[Austin]

Here's the latest picture of Knoblauch.
He sure has let himself go. He looks like John Kruk now.

 

[rsmath]

I met the guy. I was at a mab celebrity show here in nj and he walked past me. Good lord what if I was assalted

If you are a male, you're good and won't be assaulted. You only have to be concerned if you are a woman and especially a woman who is his ex.

 

[beefycheddar]

I met him in 1992 and he was by far the nicest Baseball player I ever met. Shame he has all these issues, but I ran in to him at Spring Training before everyone reported and he could not have been nicer. I didn't have a working pen to have him sign so he said come back later in week and find me.

I went back two days later when crowds were huge, he saw me, and came right up. Not only did he sign my stuff but asked if there was anyone on team I wanted to meet and he introduced me to Puckett.

But like I said it's a shame how he turned out because he was above and beyond the best example of a nice guy I met as a kid.