MLB: Joba Chamberlain leaves Yankees to be with ill father
{{date|April 15, 2008}}
[[Image:Joba-Yankees edited.jpg|thumb|right|Joba Chamberlain{{Image source|[[w:User:Mets|Mets]]}}]]
[[United States|American]] [[Major League Baseball]] relief pitcher [[w:Joba Chamberlain|Joba Chamberlain]] of the [[w:New York Yankees|New York Yankees]] returned a call to his sister after an 8-5 loss to the [[w:Boston Red Sox|Boston Red Sox]] Sunday night. After speaking with his sister who was in [[w:Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]], [[Nebraska]], he was in tears and being consoled by manager [[w:Joe Girardi|Joe Girardi]].

Joba's father, Harlan Chamberlain, 55, collapsed at his home in Lincoln, and is currently at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center.  Although the exact nature of his collapse is unknown, Harlan, a full-blooded [[w:Ho-Chunk|Winnebago]] Native American, has struggled with [[w:post-polio syndrome|post-polio syndrome]] since childhood.  He has been known to be in declining health in recent years.

Still, Harlan was in attendance at [[w:Yankee Stadium|Yankee Stadium]] during the team's Opening Day series this year.  He also drove down to [[w:Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], only three hours away from Lincoln, when the Yankees visited the [[w:Kansas City Royals|Kansas City Royals]].  He made the same trips last year when Joba made his much-anticipated Major League debut.

When asked about the situation, Girardi only said, "Personal stuff stays in [the clubhouse]."

Joba has been granted leave from the team to be with his father, and will not be with the Yankees at least during their two-game series against the [[w:Tampa Bay Rays|Tampa Bay Rays]] at [[w:Tropicana Field|Tropicana Field]] in [[w:St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]], [[Florida]].

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2008/04/13/2008-04-13_joba_leaves_team_after_dad_collapses-2.html|title=Joba leaves team after dad collapses|author=Mark Feinsand|pub=New York Daily News|date=April 14, 2008}}
*{{source|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080414&content_id=2526824&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy
|title=Joba leaves Yanks to be with father
|author=Bryan Hoch
|pub=New York Yankees
|date=April 14, 2008}}

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Joba Chamberlain
American Major League Baseball relief pitcher Joba Chamberlain of the New York Yankees returned a call to his sister after an 8-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox Sunday night. After speaking with his sister who was in Lincoln, Nebraska, he was in tears and being consoled by manager Joe Girardi.

Joba's father, Harlan Chamberlain, 55, collapsed at his home in Lincoln, and is currently at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center.  Although the exact nature of his collapse is unknown, Harlan, a full-blooded Winnebago Native American, has struggled with post-polio syndrome since childhood.  He has been known to be in declining health in recent years.

Still, Harlan was in attendance at Yankee Stadium during the team's Opening Day series this year.  He also drove down to Kansas City, only three hours away from Lincoln, when the Yankees visited the Kansas City Royals.  He made the same trips last year when Joba made his much-anticipated Major League debut.

When asked about the situation, Girardi only said, "Personal stuff stays in the clubhouse."

Joba has been granted leave from the team to be with his father, and will not be with the Yankees at least during their two-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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