Phillies pitcher Daniel Robert stable after second medical emergency in six months

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Phillies pitcher Daniel Robert was stable and alert after suffering what the team called a cardiac event while pitching in the bullpen Sunday.

Robert was treated by the team’s medical staff on the scene and boarded an emergency vehicle under his own power before being taken to a local hospital.

This was the second such event that Robert suffered in six months. In October, he collapsed while throwing a bullpen session at the Phillies minor-league complex. Phillies athletic trainers administered life-saving CPR and used an external defibrillator to shock his heart.

Over the winter, Robert had an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) surgically placed under the skin near the side of his chest. That device activated during his time of peril on Sunday.

Robert, 31, pitched in 15 games for the Phillies last season and re-signed with the club as a minor-league free agent this winter. He had been going through a slow ramp-up this spring and was only beginning to throw bullpen sessions. It was not immediately clear what the plan for Robert would be going forward. In moments like Sunday’s, baseball is far from a priority.

Robert shared his story earlier this spring.