He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers.

The resulting injury caused Karnuth to be admitted to the hospital and undergo plastic surgery to his face.

According to his wife, who filed an assault report against Colón on her husband's behalf, Karnuth required a titanium plate to be screwed into his head.

On January 15, 2008, Colón pleaded no contest to an assault charge and was sentenced to 200 hours of community service.

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