LINCOLN, Neb. — Two drunken driving cases could stymie an attempt by former Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain to open a pub in his hometown.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Chamberlain and his business partners are scheduled to appear Wednesday before the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission. The issue: Should their liquor license application be denied because of his DUI cases — one from 2008, one stemming from an incident May 3 in Lincoln. His attorney didn’t immediately return a call from The Associated Press.

Chamberlain’s blood-alcohol level of 0.28 was more than three times the legal limit, according to the Lincoln Journal Star. He was charged with aggravated DUI with a prior conviction.

His first DUI incident was in 2008, for which he was put on probation for nine months.

The license involves a pub in south Lincoln to be called Chamberlain’s.

Lincoln City Council members knew of both incidents when they approved a license for Chamberlain’s on June 25. But they also said Chamberlain could not have any more alcohol-related violations for a year — a provision that also must be adopted by the Liquor Control Commission if it also approves the license.

Chamberlain played seven seasons for the Yankees, in which he spent time as both a reliever and a starter. He injured his shoulder in 2008 and struggled when he was placed in the starting rotation full time in 2009.

He left the Yankees in 2013 and had stints with the Tigers, Royals and Indians.

Chamberlain retired from Major League Baseball last year.

— With AP