Phillies pitcher suffers cardiac event after bullpen session at spring training

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Daniel Robert suffered a superior aesculapian emergency while astatine nan team’s training installation successful Florida connected Sunday morning.

Robert was astatine BayCare Ballpark successful Clearwater erstwhile he suffered a cardiac event, according to MLB.com. He was connected nan pitcher’s mound adjacent to nan half-field aft he completed his first bullpen convention since October.

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Philadelphia Phillies alleviation pitcher Daniel Robert (48) pitches nan shot against nan San Francisco Giants during nan eighth inning astatine Oracle Park connected July 8, 2025.  (Kelley L Cox/Imagn Images)

In October, Robert besides had a cardiac event. Doctors inserted an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) adjacent his thorax complete nan winter. The instrumentality triggered erstwhile he was leaving nan mound connected Sunday, according to nan report.

"I was opinionated correct down him," head Rob Thomson said afterward. "It was scary because he went down, he started to get backmost up again and he went backmost down."

He added that it was "very scary."

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Philadelphia Phillies alleviation pitcher Daniel Robert (48) delivers a transportation during nan ninth inning against nan New York Yankees astatine Yankee Stadium connected July 25, 2025. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)

Robert was taken to nan infirmary and was released hours aft nan incident.

The 31-year-old pitcher was taken successful nan 21st information of nan MLB Amateur Draft successful 2017 by nan Texas Rangers. He made 4 appearances for nan Rangers successful 2024. He had six strikeouts successful 5.2 innings.

Robert was traded to nan Phillies successful April 2025 for insignificant leaguer Enrique Segura. He made 15 appearances for Philadelphia, striking retired 15 batters and allowing 7 runs – six earned – successful 13 innings.

Texas Rangers pitcher Daniel Robert (57) winds up against nan Baltimore Orioles successful nan seventh inning astatine Globe Life Field connected July 20, 2024. (Tim Heitman/USA TODAY Sports)

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It’s unclear really agelong Robert will beryllium disconnected nan mound until he is cleared.

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