His wife’s often inflammatory behavior while the couple lived in New York, is believed by many sports insiders to be the reason that he was quickly traded to the Baltimore Orioles after one season with the Mets. She has modeled for FHM and appeared in Sports Illustrated and The New Yorker, among other publications. After filing for divorce from Kris Benson, she ultimately chose not to leave him, but then a few months later the couple officially separated. In 2012 Anna starred on the first season of VH1’s “Baseball Wives” reality show. In July 2013, Anna Benson was arrested for felony assault for breaking into her ex-husband’s apartment with a gun to demand money.