BALTIMORE -- Two days before ex-New York Mets right-hander Kris Benson was scheduled to make his Baltimore Orioles debut, his outspoken wife withdrew her petition for divorce.
Anna Benson, an actress and model who has posed topless, filed for divorce in Atlanta on March 31. Her petition for divorce claimed the marriage was "irretrievably broken."
Her attorney, Jeffrey B. Bogart, said the petition was withdrawn Tuesday. Asked why she changed her mind so quickly, Bogart said: "I think Anna did some soul-searching over the weekend and decided that she wanted to make every effort to repair her marriage. Hopefully Kris feels the same way."
The couple have been married for seven years and have two children. Anna Benson had sought full custody, child support and alimony. In an interview with The Associated Press last week, before the divorce filing, Kris Benson said he thought the Mets traded him to Baltimore because of his wife.
Anna Benson wore a provocative dress at the team Christmas party, and there was talk that she was considering posing nude for Playboy. She's also known for making frank comments about the couple's sex life.
Kris said Anna never had a serious conversation with representatives from Playboy and her attire at the party was "not as revealing as people say it is."
She posed provocatively for FHM magazine's April issue.
