Delmon Young and 10 of the Biggest Boneheads in Baseball

It's not usually a good thing for a baseball player when your name is in the media for something you've done off the field instead of on it, and Delmon Young's newfound fame is no exception.

Last night in Manhattan, Young was arrested following an altercation outside of the Detroit Tigers' hotel and was later charged with third-degree assault.

While he's in a bad position right now, he's certainly not the first major leaguer to end up in the media under negative circumstances, as a number of players have found ways to do everything in their power to end up in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.

Vince Coleman

There's no doubt that Vince Coleman had a great deal of talent, but unfortunately, it wasn't in any way enough to outweigh all the distractions that he brought to a clubhouse.

Whether it was the numerous arguments he got into with managers and teammates, his ignoring of base coaches' signs on the basepaths, or the incident in which he actually threw a lit firecracker into a group of fans, Coleman was a mess much of the time.

Jose Offerman

Former major leaguer Jose Offerman received a lifetime ban from the Dominican Winter League for throwing a punch at umpire Daniel Rayburn.

It's not really clear whether he actually connects with his punch, but either way, it's behavior that no league should (or will) tolerate.

Carl Everett

Carl Everett is remembered by many for the flashes of brilliance that he showed, if even for a single at-bat.

But what the majority of us likely remember him for are the numerous altercations he had with umpires, some resulting in extended suspensions.

There's also the fact that he's a blatant homophobe, made public in an interview with Maxim when he said that "Gays being gay is wrong" and that "Two women can't produce a baby, two men can't produce a baby, so it's not how it's supposed to be…I don't believe in gay marriages. I don't believe in being gay."

He also noted that if he had a gay teammate, he'd either consider retiring or "set them straight."

Manny Ramirez

After testing positive for a banned women's fertility drug in 2009, Manny Ramirez was handed a 50-game suspension, but he wasn't done there.

Last year, he tested positive once again, this time receiving a 100-game ban, after which he retired. He has since come out of retirement to sign a minor-league deal with the A's.

Maybe that's not being a bonehead, I guess it could just be Manny being Manny.

The Black Sox Suspects

Widely regarded as the biggest scandal in the longstanding history of baseball, the 1919 Black Sox scandal involved eight members of the Chicago White Sox who conspired to intentionally throw the World Series, giving the Cincinnati Reds the title.

Chick Gandil, Joe Jackson, Buck Weaver and Lefty Williams were among the eight players banned for life from baseball after their conspiracy was brought to light.

Izzy Alcantara

There really isn't much to say about the video here involving Izzy Alcantara's infamous kicking incident.

It's just so stupid that any player could actually think that under any circumstances, anything good could possibly come from doing something like that.

Gary Sheffield

Gary Sheffield's most infamous remarks came in a 2007 issue of GQ (h/t ESPN) when he called out the league as a whole for the treatment of African-American players, by virtue of noting the league's ability to "control" Latino and Hispanic players:

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“What I said is that you’re going to see more black faces, but there ain’t no English going to be coming out. ... (It’s about) being able to tell (Latin players) what to do—being able to control them. Where I’m from, you can’t control us. They have more to lose than we do. You can send them back across the island. You can’t send us back. We’re already here.”

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He also had a stake in the league's widespread PED scandal, as his testimony in front of a grand jury first brought to light his steroid usage. But he didn't stop with a simple admission, further noting that he received the steroids from none other than baseball's home run champion, Barry Bonds.

Jose Canseco

Jose Canseco's massive stature may have in itself tied him to speculation surrounding the usage of steroids during his career, but Canseco also confirmed it in 2005 with the release of his book Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big.

Canseco took his admission even further in his book, stating that around 85 percent of the league was on steroids.

He also used his time in the spotlight to out former teammates Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro and others on their usage and hasn't turned down any other opportunity to give himself attention whenever possible.

John Rocker

As if John Rocker wasn't making a big enough error by exposing his racial bias in a Sports Illustrated issue wasn't enough:

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"(On ever playing for a New York team) I would retire first. It's the most hectic, nerve-racking city. Imagine having to take the [Number] 7 train to the ballpark, looking like you're [riding through] Beirut next to some kid with purple hair next to some queer with AIDS right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time right next to some 20-year-old mom with four kids. It's depressing.

"The biggest thing I don't like about New York are the foreigners. I'm not a very big fan of foreigners. You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get in this country?"

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Rocker was also quick to admit the steroid usage that he was implicated of in the spring of 2007. When asked about his usage by New York Baseball Digest, his response was, “Yeah, of course I was [using steroids]. I mean who wasn’t? Let’s be honest here, who wasn’t?”

Elijah Dukes

Elijah Dukes was one of those players who clearly wasn't in the game for the right reasons and only had his best interests in mind.

His temper was so bad that the Washington Nationals actually had to hire a special assistant who followed him around to make sure he didn't get into trouble.

Apparently, the assistant wasn't around when he was arrested for possession of narcotics and destroying evidence after he tried to eat a bag of marijuana.

Delmon Young

As mentioned, Delmon Young faces a tough road ahead after last night's arrest on assault charges stemming from a fight outside the team's hotel in New York.

The situation could get even stickier for Young, as he also apparently faces charges on "aggravated harassment hate crime" after it was found out that he was allegedly making anti-Semitic remarks throughout the incident.

This isn't Young's first boneheaded incident, however, as in 2006 he was handed a 50-game suspension after throwing a bat at a home plate umpire after being ejected for arguing a called strikeout.