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A former MLB pitcher’s divorce is about to get ugly.
Carl Pavano and his ex-wife, Alissa, have been in quite a preup battle, with Alissa accusing the former pitcher of signing the one-sided deal she says she was “demanded” to sign.
According to documents, Alissa had “given up her residence, potential employment and all financial independence” after Carl displayed “continuous controlling behavior”, including name-calling, cutting off her expenses and threats to take their children.
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Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Carl Pavano delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Detroit Tigers at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 26, 2012. (Jesse Johnson/USA TODAY Sports)
To make matters worse, police have been called to their shared Connecticut home nine times over the past two years, most recently on April 29, according to CT Insider.
“A prenuptial agreement is an acceptable way for individuals, before marriage, to stipulate how their financial interests and responsibilities will be determined after marriage,” Alissa’s lawyers said in a brief via the New York Post.
“It should not be an acceptable way for a spouse who has already started a family with her significant other to force her to give up her financial independence and then extract financial benefits from the prenuptial agreement under the threat of taking the minor children from her and leaving her destitute.”
Yankees manager Gene Monahan checks on pitcher Carl Pavano after he was hit in the head by a ball hit by Baltimore Orioles player Melvin Mora. (Beth Balbierz/The Record)
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The marriage signing was videotaped, documents say, after Alissa had a $500 consultation with her lawyer.
State Superior Court Judge Thomas O’Neill ruled that the prenuptial agreement was valid and awarded Alissa $300,000 and ordered Carl to buy her a home valued at $1 million. Carl had a net worth of more than $43 million when the lawsuit began, the document says.
The prenup was signed shortly after they married in 2011, but the divorce began in 2024. The aforementioned ruling came last year.
New York Yankees starting pitcher Carl Pavano pitches in the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on September 8, 2008. (Gary A. Vasquez/USA TODAY Sports)
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Pavano pitched for the Montreal Expos, Florida Marlins, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins, and was named an All-Star in 2004. He pitched to a 4.81 ERA in his career, with his biggest payday coming with the Yankees. However, he made just 26 starts in his four seasons with them and is widely regarded as one of their worst signings.
