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1. Units from two police departments responded to a 911 call Thursday from a woman inside the Argyle, Tex. home of John Wetteland, the Mariners bullpen coach and a former closer with the Expos, Yankees and Rangers in the 1990s. "She said [Wetteland] was complaining of being depressed and contemplating suicide," Denton County Sheriff Sgt. Roger Griggs said. N.Y. Daily News

2. Sgt. Griggs also said the 43-year-old Wetteland, who is married with four children, "was depressed. That was the story, that he might harm himself. That was law enforcement's concern." Newsday

3. When police arrived, Wetteland emerged from his home with hands in the air, saying he "needed help." Officials said Wetteland was hospitalized for "a mental health issue." CBS11TV.com

4. In a story buried on the Mariners' Web site, Wetteland reportedly returned home Thursday night. He also released a statement through the team, saying all of the fuss was due to high blood pressure: "Thank you for your concerns. My wife and I are very appreciative of the over-and-above care of our local officers and paramedics. The circumstances leading to my elevated blood pressure and heart rate have been addressed. I am currently resting safely at home." MLB.com

5. Unnamed sources within the Mariners organization say Wetteland never considered suicide; it was just a misunderstanding. Tacoma News-Tribune

6. Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik denied Wetteland's mental health ever was the issue. Said Zduriencik: "... Contrary to earlier news reports, the reason John was hospitalized was because of an extremely high heart rate. ... " Dallas Morning News

7. A three-time All-Star, Wetteland saved 330 games over his 12-year career, including a league-leading 43 in 1996. That season, he also got the last out in the clinching game of the World Series for the Yankees, who had gone 18 years without a championship. Baseball-Reference

8. Wetteland was a deeply spiritual person as a player, saying his relationship with Jesus Christ was more important than the one with his wife. As a younger man, he was a drinker and a drug user. His parents divorced when he was 16. Wetteland's attitude changed, he said, when he became a born-again Christian in 1990. His off-the-field demeanor also changed once he was in the stretch: "I'm nuts when I'm on the mound," he said in 1995. New York Times

9. He also showed some strange — if funny — behavior when he pitched for the Rangers in the late 1990s, manager Johnny Oates explained. Sporting News via Findarticles.com

10. Hardly a straight arrow later on, Wetteland was fired as Nationals bullpen coach in 2006. Manager Frank Robinson tired of waiting for Wetteland to curb the pranksters in the Nats pen who would rather set off firecrackers and horse around than act "professional" about their jobs. Sporting News

11. Done with the majors for the moment, Wetteland became a coach and Bible teacher at Liberty Christian High School in Argyle in 2007. Pegasus News

12. Helping her husband realize a childhood dream, Wetteland's wife, Michelle, bought him a black Lamborghini Murciélago. Now with the M's, Wetteland talked about what the car means. MLB.com

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