Former MLB outfielder Darryl Strawberry recovering from heart attack: 'All is well'
Strawberry's No. 18 will be retired by the Mets on June 1
Former major-leaguer Darryl Strawberry posted on Instagram that "all is well" as he recovers from a heart attack suffered Monday.
Strawberry, who turned 62 on Tuesday, thanked the medical team at St. Joseph West in Lake St. Louis, Missouri, for helping him through a stent procedure.
Strawberry played 17 years in the major leagues with the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees. In 1,583 career games, he hit 335 home runs and recorded 1,000 runs batted in while also dealing with drug and alcohol abuse throughout his career.
The 1983 NL Rookie of the Year, Strawberry was also a seven-time All-Star and won three World Series — one with the Mets and two with the Yankees. He missed the 1998 Yankees' championship run while being treated for colon cancer.
The Mets will retire Strawberry's No. 18 during a pregame ceremony June 1 at Citi Field.
"On behalf of the entire organization we are sending positive thoughts to Darryl Strawberry, his wife Tracy and his entire family after last night’s heart attack," said Mets owner Steve Cohen and his wife, Alex, in a statement. "Darryl was in Port St. Lucie working with the team as a guest instructor just a few weeks ago. We are looking forward to Straw’s speedy recovery and welcoming him for his number retirement ceremony on June 1."
