Ugueth Urbina
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Ugueth Urbina a two-time All-Star, Urbina led the National League in saves with 41 in the 1999 season and helped the Florida Marlins win the 2003 World Series. On November 7, 2005, Urbina was arrested by Venezuelan authorities on a charge of attempted murder for an incident that occurred a few weeks previous, on October 16. Urbina attacked five farm workers on his property whom he had accused of stealing a gun. The pitcher tried to injure the men with a machete and also attempted to pour gasoline on them. On March 28, 2007, Urbina was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to fourteen years and seven months in prison. He was released, however, on December 24, 2012, after serving just over seven years of his sentence.
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Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Ugueth Urbina, right, is handcuffed and escorted by a police officer at a police station in Caracas, Venezuela Wednesday Nov. 9, 2005. Urbina was arrested and later charged with attempted murder. (AP Photo/STR)
