Former MLB All-Star Says He’s Recovering From Heart Attack

Former MLB All-Star and World Series champion Darryl Strawberry revealed Monday on social media that he’s recovering from a heart attack.

“Praising God for His amazing grace and loving mercy in saving my life this evening from a heart attack. I am so happy and honored to report that all is well. So thankful for the medical team and staff at St. Joseph West in Lake St. Louis for responding so quickly and bringing me through a stent-procedure that has brought my heart to total restoration!!! Your prayers are so absolutely appreciated as I continue to recover, in Jesus Name!” Strawberry posted on Instagram.

The former Mets and Yankees outfielder, who turns 62 on Tuesday, is an eight-time All-Star and three-time World Series champion with the New York franchises.

“Former MLB All-Star slugger Darryl Strawberry is recovering after suffering a heart attack…Strawberry, who turns 62 on Tuesday, said he was treated at St. Joseph Hospital West in Lake St. Louis, Missouri, where medical staff performed a stent procedure that brought his heart to… pic.twitter.com/UgJ2Mzqzf7

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From ESPN:

An eight-time All-Star and the 1983 National League Rookie of the Year, Strawberry played 17 seasons in the major leagues after being drafted first overall by the New York Mets in 1980. He hit .259 with 335 homers, 1,000 RBIs and 221 stolen bases for his career and won three World Series titles, one with the Mets and two with the New York Yankees.

The Mets announced in January they will retire Strawberry’s No. 18 on June 1.

Strawberry was inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame in 2010 and into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame in 2023.

Wishing Darryl Strawberry a speedy recovery after he announced on Instagram that he suffered a heart attack pic.twitter.com/jkEHQgvMe4

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From the New York Post:

Strawberry was drafted by the Mets in the first round of the 1980 MLB Amateur Draft out of Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles. He stayed in Queens for eight seasons, earning an All-Star nod for each one, along with the 1983 Rookie of the Year award.

He then went back home to play for the Dodgers for three seasons and another with the Giants before coming back East to play for the Yankees for five seasons before retiring.

Strawberry never got quite back to the form he had while playing for the Mets, where he hit .263 with an OPS of .878 in 1,109 games. He hit 252 home runs with the Mets and 335 in his 17-year career.

He helped lead the Mets to a World Series victory in 1986 and the Yankees to two World Series championships in 1996 and 1999.