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Reds Outfielder Found Dead After Shooting
Thu Nov 6, 3:23 AM ET
CHANDLER, Ariz. - Cincinnati Reds (news) outfielder Dernell Stenson was found dead early Wednesday on a residential street after he was shot and apparently run over in a Phoenix suburb, police said. Chandler police said the death was being treated as a homicide. A man was being held by police for questioning. No charges had been filed as of early evening.
Stenson, 25, made his major league debut this season and played 37 games for the Reds. He hit .247 with three home runs and 13 RBIs ? his homer accounted for Cincinnati's final run of the season.
Stenson's body was found after police received a call around 1:45 a.m. that shots had been fired. It appeared he had been run over by a vehicle, police said.
Witnesses told police a black SUV was seen leaving the area. About two hours later, Mesa police found a vehicle matching the description, and it was registered to Stenson. The man found driving the vehicle was being held by Chandler police. "We extend our prayers and deepest sympathies to Dernell's family and his friends, teammates and coaches," Reds spokesman Rob Butcher said.
Stenson was playing this month for the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League. He was hitting .394, third-best in the league, in 18 games.
Stenson was a third-round draft pick of the Boston Red Sox (news) in 1996. He stayed in their system until this year, when the Reds claimed him off waivers during spring training.
One of the Reds' most promising young players, Stenson hit .306 with 14 homers and 76 RBIs in 101 games at Double-A Chattanooga and batted .237 with five homers and 14 RBIs in 17 games at Triple-A Louisville.
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Reds Outfielder Found Dead After Shooting
Thu Nov 6, 3:23 AM ET
CHANDLER, Ariz. - Cincinnati Reds (news) outfielder Dernell Stenson was found dead early Wednesday on a residential street after he was shot and apparently run over in a Phoenix suburb, police said. Chandler police said the death was being treated as a homicide. A man was being held by police for questioning. No charges had been filed as of early evening.
Stenson, 25, made his major league debut this season and played 37 games for the Reds. He hit .247 with three home runs and 13 RBIs ? his homer accounted for Cincinnati's final run of the season.
Stenson's body was found after police received a call around 1:45 a.m. that shots had been fired. It appeared he had been run over by a vehicle, police said.
Witnesses told police a black SUV was seen leaving the area. About two hours later, Mesa police found a vehicle matching the description, and it was registered to Stenson. The man found driving the vehicle was being held by Chandler police. "We extend our prayers and deepest sympathies to Dernell's family and his friends, teammates and coaches," Reds spokesman Rob Butcher said.
Stenson was playing this month for the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League. He was hitting .394, third-best in the league, in 18 games.
Stenson was a third-round draft pick of the Boston Red Sox (news) in 1996. He stayed in their system until this year, when the Reds claimed him off waivers during spring training.
One of the Reds' most promising young players, Stenson hit .306 with 14 homers and 76 RBIs in 101 games at Double-A Chattanooga and batted .237 with five homers and 14 RBIs in 17 games at Triple-A Louisville.
