Former New York Mets and Yankees star Darryl Strawberry is currently recovering at SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital after suffering a heart attack.
Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said: said Strawberry suffered a heart attack on Tuesday, the day before her 62nd birthday.
Strawberry posted a photo of herself at the hospital on Instagram with the caption, “I’m so happy and honored to report that everything is going well.” (Related: Muhammad Ali to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame)
Horwitz said Strawberry, who currently resides in O’Fallon, Missouri, is resting in the hospital and is doing well.
“On behalf of our entire organization, we send positive thoughts to Darryl Strawberry, his wife Tracy, and their entire family following his heart attack last night,” Mets owner Steve Cohen said in a statement. statement With my wife Alex. “We look forward to Stroh’s speedy recovery and look forward to welcoming him to the jersey number retirement ceremony on June 1st.”
Strawberry number 18 to be retired April 14th He was traded to the Mets after Dwight Gooden’s number 16 was retired. Both were members of the 1986 World Series championship team.
Strawberry was named an All-Star seven times while playing for the Mets from 1983-90. He won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 1983.
Strawberry played 17 seasons in MLB, with a career batting average of .259, 335 home runs, 1,000 RBI, and 221 stolen bases. In addition to the Mets, he also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1991-93), San Francisco Giants (1994), and New York Yankees (1995-99). He was a member of his three teams that won the World Series, one with the Mets and the other two with the Yankees.
