The former Yankees pitcher and his ex-wife’s misunderstanding, which was supposed to end with a divorce, took a wrong turn, and the latest report suggests a scandalous scene.

“Police called to Carl Pavano‘s home nine times as ex-Yankees’ ugly divorce drags on,” New York Post Sports shared.

Police have been called to their home at Connecticut nine times over the last two years, and most recently on April 29.

Pavano played only 26 games between 2005 and 2008 for the New York Yankees. He was infamously named “American Idle” for his injury-laden stint in New York.

He filed for divorce in 2024 against his wife, Alissa. Despite the ongoing case, the two still share custody of their three children. And continue to live together in their 9,000-square-foot Fairfield mansion. The volatile living arrangement resulted in the police being called nine times, most recently on April 29.

The issue started when Alissa alleged that she was coerced into signing the prenuptial agreement before their marriage. She wanted the court to invalidate the agreement.

Per the court briefing, Pavano allegedly “demanded” that Alissa sign the prenup, along with dominating her by “intense” behavior. Alissa was also reportedly threatened with the property, and she was forced to give up “her residence, potential employment, and all financial independence.”

Pavano was also accused of “planting drugs” in her former wife’s belongings, including a Rolex, hiding a camera in her bedroom, and stealing her jewelry. She was reportedly verbally abused with phrases like “loser” and “white trash.”

“A prenuptial agreement is an acceptable way for individuals, before marriage, to condition how their financial interests and responsibilities will be determined after marriage,” Alissa’s lawyers noted.

“It should not be an acceptable way for a monied spouse who has already started a family with his significant other to force her to give up her financial independence. Then, to extract financial advantages in the premarital agreement under the threat of taking the minor children away from her and leaving her destitute.”

Amid this issue, Alissa filed a new application against Pavano on May 1. She complained that she has “suffered significant abuse and coercive control by Carl that has recently escalated to a degree where I no longer feel safe in the marital residence.”

And then, calling the police nine times in the last two years hints at a serious issue at Pavano’s house. In fact, Fairfield Police Sgt. Jenna Wellington has confirmed the same, while also noting that any “further information would constitute an invasion of privacy under the terms of the state’s Freedom of Information Act.”

Last year, Pavano asked a judge to determine that the prenuptial agreement was enforceable. The court ruled for “Alissa Pavano to receive a $300,000 lump sum payment, a new motor vehicle, a home titled in her name and roughly $50,000 in jewelry” from Pavano.

Carl Pavano married Alissa, a social media influencer with about 20,000 Instagram followers. According to court records, the couple originally held a ceremony in the Dominican Republic in November 2011. They officially tied the knot in December 2011. The wedding took place at a courthouse in Palm Beach County, Florida.

The couple already had two children when they signed their prenuptial agreement. A third child was born after their marriage.

In 2018, Pavano, with his family, moved to Fairfield, and they have been sharing the same property in Fairfield’s Greenfield Hill neighborhood since then. Their relationship has now hit rock bottom.

This bitter divorce adds yet another chapter to Pavano’s controversial history.

Carl Pavano had a long, controversial past

Before his divorce case took a wrong turn, Pavanoa faced another scandal back in 2012. He was the target of an extortion attempt.

Christian Bedard, a former high school classmate, threatened to publicize claims of a past same-sex relationship. Bedard claimed he and Pavano had a three-year relationship as teenagers.

Allegedly, he threatened to publish a tell-all book titled Left Out in Left Field if his demands were not met.

Pavano’s sister, Michelle DeGennaro, was involved in the case, too. She was coerced into asking his brother to offer Bedar an expensive car and a “heartfelt apology.”

Ultimately, the police dropped the extortion case.

Pavano and his family declined to provide formal statements or further cooperate with the prosecution. Thus, effectively ending the legal pursuit.

But there were controversies even before ’12.

Back in 2006, during his time with the Yankees, Pavano reportedly hid a car accident and the resulting broken ribs from the team for two weeks. He revealed it right before he was scheduled to be activated from the disabled list.

Pavano left the diamond in 2012, but his association with controversies never left him.