Player Wives & Girlfriends

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Have we ever mentioned before how much it pays to be a professional athlete?

Take Phillies rookie pitcher Jonathan Pettibone for example. Barely a month after his major league debut, Pettibone is already making headlines off the field in Philly. Notably, while attending Chase Utley's All-Star Animal's Casino night, the buzz began when what appears to be Jonathan Pettibone's girlfriend Kacie McDonnell arrived on his arm.

While the exact status of their relationship isn't currently clear as of yet, this wouldn't be McDonnell's first relationship with a professional athlete. McDonnell previously dated Vikings QB Christian Ponder long before Christian's wife Samantha Ponder was in the picture. McDonnell is a traffic reporter in Philadelphia, so being well known on the local scene isn't entirely surprising.

For what it's worth, McDonnell isn't exactly going out of her way to deny or hide from the relationship rumors. McDonnell posted a picture of the couple together, Tweeting Utley All Stars @Jon_Pettibone. While no confirmation has come out from either camp, we'll keep an eye on these two as the season goes on and keep you posted.

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The baseball world is a tight knit community. Logically, it makes sense with teammates spending months together on the road, and in hotels from pro baseball all the way down through the farm systems. But the tight knit community extends outside the locker rooms as well. In the case of MLB phenom Manny Machado and his former University of Miami first baseman, and current San Diego Padre, Yonder Alonso, their friendship was spurned despite never donning the same uniform. Though the two were never teammates, their connection in the local baseball scene helped bring Manny Machado's fiancee Yainee Alonso into the picture.

Yainee Alonso is the sister of Yonder, who met Manny while the Yonder was playing at the University of Miami. Machado told the Baltimore Sun about the relationship with Alonso despite different home jerseys:

That’s the thing about Miami people. Guys that live in Miami ... I might live in Hialeah and he might be from Key West, but you’re from Miami, so even if we don’t know each other, we know the name and, automatically, it’s like we’ve known each other for years."

Manny and Yainee are set to be married on December 6, 2014 in Paris. As Machado told the Baltimore Sun in the same article, he's excited to officially become family with his closest friend Yonder, saying “We’re already like brothers,’

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Seriously, who doesn't know a Craig Anderson?

I know a Craig Anderson. You know a Craig Anderson. I'm pretty sure everyone in America knows a Craig Anderson. In the spirit of PlayerWives.com, I can say that for the guy I know - Craig Anderson's wife is way cooler than him.

But you're not here to know about the common Craig Anderson. You're here to know about the Ottawa Senators' goalie Craig Anderson. Hockey playing Craig Anderson's wife Nicholle Anderson has been in the picture since 2010, and he also appears to have done quite well for himself. Craig and Nicholle were married in the summer of 2010, and had their first child together, son Jake, in the summer of 2011. Anderson was traded to Ottawa late in the 2011 season before signing a four year extension to have some stability in his hockey life.

Following the 2011 season, many speculated that the Illinois native Anderson would be contacted by Team USA to play in the World Championships. With their son on the way, Anderson shot down that possibility before even being asked, telling the Toronto Sun,

"They haven't contacted me directly, but my agent and I have talked about it, and we just decided that I've been away from my wife too long these last couple of months here, we're expecting a baby in July, and I think family is important. Not getting to see her for the 21- or 28-day tournament, whatever it is, could be tough on the family life. If she wasn't pregnant and I hadn't been away from her for a couple of months, I think it might be a different story."

The Anderson's split their time between Ottawa and Florida (where Nicholle is from) where they live in the offseason.