FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. — The wife of Diamondbacks pitcher Scott Schoeneweis was found dead at her home yesterday.
Police said the cause of death hasn’t been determined.
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said deputies found the body of 39-year-old Gabrielle Dawn Schoeneweis on the floor of the master bedroom in the family’s suburban home shortly after noon.
Authorities said her 14-year-old daughter called the sheriff’s office to report that she had found her mother lying there and unresponsive.
A team spokesman said Schoeneweis had left the team, which was playing a doubleheader in Florida last night, and was returning to Phoenix.
“At this point, anything we can do to support Scott and his family will be our focus,” said Diamondbacks general manager Josh Byrnes, who was with the team. “I have talked to Scott Boras, the agent, a few times. We’re trying to get the facts the best we can. It’s devastating news. Everyone is taking it very hard.”
The 35-year-old Schoeneweis came to the Diamondbacks last December in a deal with the Mets, who agreed to pay $1.6 million of his $3.6 million salary for 2009.
Schoeneweis, a survivor of testicular cancer, is 45-55 with a 4.89 ERA in 11 seasons with five teams, the last two in New York.