Dan Serafini’s Sentencing Postponed After Request for New Trial
The sentencing of former Major League pitcher Dan Serafini has been postponed this Monday after he filed a motion for a new trial in Placer County Superior Court, California.
The judge agreed to consider the defense’s request, with the continuation of the sentence scheduled for October 28. In addition, Serafini has requested a change of lawyers.
Serafini, 51, was found guilty last month of first-degree murder and attempted murder in connection with a shooting that occurred in 2021. This incident resulted in the death of his father-in-law and left his mother-in-law injured.
Robert Gary Spohr, 70, and his wife Wendy Wood, 68, were attacked in their home in North Lake Tahoe, California. Wood recovered from her injuries, but died by suicide in 2023. Prosecutors indicated during the July trial that the shooting was related to a ranch renovation project valued at $1.3 million.
Serafini was selected by the Minnesota Twins with the 26th pick in the 1992 draft. He debuted in MLB in 1996 and made 33 starts in 104 games with the Twins, the Chicago Cubs, the San Diego Padres, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Colorado Rockies. He retired in 2007.
