Wetteland charged in sexual assault of child

A Texas grand jury has indicted former all-star and World Series MVP pitcher John Wetteland on three counts of continuous sexual assault of a child. The indictments Thursday follow Wetteland’s January arrest. He’s accused of making a child repeat- edly perform a sex act on him. The 52-year-old Wetteland was released in January after posting a US$25,000 bond. A phone number couldn’t be found for him Friday and it’s unclear if he has a lawyer. Wetteland was the Most Valuable Player of the 1996 World Series when he helped the New York Yankees beat Atlanta. He was also inducted into the Texas Rangers’ Hall of Fame and was the Montreal Expos’ closer from 1992-94.