Report: Former MLB player Darryl Hamilton killed in apparent murder-suicide
Darryl Hamilton, an ex-baseball player who was working as an MLB Network analyst, is dead after an apparent murder-suicide at his Houston-area home, the Houston Chronicle is reporting.
The bodies of Hamilton and Monica Jordan, with whom Hamilton had a young child, were found Sunday and publicly indentified Monday.
Police said officers were sent to the home on an emergency call about a disturbance. When they arrived, they found the body of Darryl Hamilton, 50, near the front entry way. The body of Monica Jordan, 44, was found in another part of the home.
Investigators said it appeared Hamilton had been shot more than once and Jordan died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police said the couple’s 14-month-old child was also found unharmed in the home. The infant was turned over to the state’s Child Protective Services.
Hamilton played in the big leagues for parts of 13 seasons, mostly notably with the Milwaukee Brewers in the early 1990s. He also spent time with the New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers before his career ended in 2001.
After his playing days ended, Hamilton worked in baseball in various capacities — with MLB Radio, then in on-field operations through the commissioner’s office. But he eventually went back to broadcasting, He was a part-time analyst for the Angels and Brewers. He’d been working as an analyst on MLB Network until the time of his death.
Hamilton had two older sons from a previous marriage. He posted the above picture just 10 days ago at a game between the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners.
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