Darryl Strawberry is reportedly resting peacefully following a heart attack, via the New York Mets.
AP/LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO Darryl Strawberry, a former player for the New York Mets and Yankees, is at SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital recuperating from a heart attack.
A day before the eight-time All-Star’s 62nd birthday on Monday, Strawberry was struck down, according to Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz on Tuesday.
Strawberry said, “I am so happy and honored to report that all is well,” beside a photo of himself taken at the hospital on Instagram.
“I am incredibly grateful to the medical staff and team at St. Joseph West in Lake St. Louis for their prompt response and successful stent procedure, which has completely restored my heart!” added strawberry.
According to Horwitz, Strawberry, an Ofallon, Missouri resident, is soundly sleeping.
After honoring Dwight Gooden’s No. 16 on April 14, the Mets will retire Strawberry’s No. 18 on June 1. Together, they won the 1986 World Series for the squad.
The Mets owner Steven Cohen and his wife, Alex, released a statement saying, “We are looking forward to Straw’s speedy recovery and welcoming him for his number retirement ceremony on June 1.”
NL Rookie of the Year in 1983, Strawberry was a seven-time All-Star for the Mets from 1983 to 1990.
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