Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Eric Swanson’s infant son has been released from the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) after being hit by a car and airlifted to a Florida hospital, the athlete’s wife announced Wednesday. .
Toby Swanson, just 4 years old, spent several days in the PICU after being struck by the crew of a 2024 Ford Expedition near the Opal Sands Resort in Clearwater, ESPN report.
The boy suffered potentially life-threatening injuries in the Sunday morning incident and was flown by helicopter to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Clearwater police said in a statement.
Police added that the driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.
The boy’s mother, Madison Swanson, provided a positive update via her Instagram Story Wednesday night.
“I have no words. [I don’t know] Where should I start? “We have been overwhelmed with so much love and support over the past few days,” she wrote.
To those who have reached out in any way, we will never be able to express in words how much it has meant to us (we simply don’t have the mental capacity to reach out to you). But we see you and hear you. That’s what got our little boy through all of this. The most important update is that Toby is out of his PICU and we continue to treat him day-to-day. God is so good and we are so blessed.
The mother expressed that she and Eric are “so grateful” to the witnesses, first responders and “amazing” staff at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital who provided assistance before help arrived. I continued to do so.
“Someone is really watching over my little boy,” the MLB wife added.
The Blue Jays confirmed that Swanson would take time off to spend time with his son while he recovers, and team manager John Schneider voiced his support in a comment. statement Obtained by Fox News.
“As a father, I have two boys, ages 7 and 5, and this really hits home for me,” he said. “Baseball is just baseball, right? You pray. You hope for the best. Thankfully, that’s how it has always been. You see how quickly things can change. I don’t take things for granted.”
