White Sox RP Farquhar remains in critical, stable condition
Danny Farquhar, the Chicago White Sox relief pitcher who collapsed in the dugout Friday in Chicago, remained in critical but stable condition on Monday after undergoing surgery to relieve swelling on his brain.
"He's a fighter, and he's in the fight of his life right now," White Sox vice president Kenny Williams told USA Today.
Williams said Farquhar, who suffered a brain hemorrhage Friday, required a second surgery "cracking his skull open and putting a clamp on it" to reduce brain swelling.
Farquhar, 31, passed out in the dugout during the sixth inning of Friday night's game against the Houston Astros. Overnight testing revealed that a ruptured aneurysm caused the brain bleed.
Farquhar, 1-1 in eight appearances this season, faced four batters and threw 15 pitches to get the final two outs in the top of the sixth before he passed out after the inning. He was attended to by White Sox personnel and emergency medical technicians.
The team said Farquhar was conscious when he was taken from Guaranteed Rate Field to the Rush University Medical Center.
Farquhar signed with the White Sox on July 24, 2017. He has played for three other teams over seven big league seasons. He has a 10-15 record and 3.93 ERA in 253 regular-season games.
--Field Level Media
