Report: Ex-Yankee Tartabull arrested after 5 years as fugitive

Former New York Yankees slugger Danny Tartabull has been arrested after spending five years as a fugitive following a 2011 deadbeat dad conviction, reports TMZ.

The 54-year-old was caught in the strangest way, too, calling police on July 24 to report that his car had been broken into.

When police arrived at Tartabull's apartment in Agoura, Calif., they immediately arrested him and took him to a nearby station, where he's been locked up since.

Tartabull, who was once MLB's highest paid player, was ordered to surrender and serve 180 days in jail after violating his probation in 2012.

He owes more than $275,000 in unpaid child support payments.

Tartabull made close to $33 million during his 14-year career spent mostly with the Kansas City Royals and Yankees.