Phillies pitcher suffers cardiac event after bullpen session at spring training

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Daniel Robert suffered a superior aesculapian exigency portion astatine the team’s grooming installation successful Florida connected Sunday morning.

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

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Philadelphia Phillies alleviation pitcher Daniel Robert (48) pitches the shot against the San Francisco Giants during the 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 implicit the winter. The instrumentality triggered erstwhile helium was leaving the mound connected Sunday, according to the report.

"I was lasting close down him," manager Rob Thomson said afterward. "It was scary due to the fact that helium went down, helium started to get backmost up again and helium 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 the ninth inning against the New York Yankees astatine Yankee Stadium connected July 25, 2025. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)

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

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

Robert was traded to the 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 the Baltimore Orioles successful the seventh inning astatine Globe Life Field connected July 20, 2024. (Tim Heitman/USA TODAY Sports)

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It’s unclear however agelong Robert volition beryllium disconnected the mound until helium is cleared.

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