What Happened to Darryl Strawberry? Heart Attack Health Condition

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Get well soon! After the Mets made an official statement on their social media, many baseball fans might be wondering what happened to Darryl Strawberry. The MLB All-Star gave his fans an update just a day before his 62nd birthday.

Strawberry was active in MLB for 17 seasons. He famously played with the New York Mets, 1983 to 1990, winning NL Rookie of the Year in 1983. Throughout his career, he also played for other teams like Los Angeles Dodgers (1991-93), San Francisco Giants (1994) and New York Yankees (1995-99).

Though a celebrated athlete, Strawberry’s career has been affected by many health problems. He struggled with alcohol and drug addiction during his career. The baseball player colon cancer treatment that caused him to miss the 1998 World Series. He underwent surgery to remove the cancer in his colon as well as the cancer that spread to the lymph nodes.

Since retirement, Strawberry has been sober for more than a decade and runs a foundation with his wife, Tracy Strawberry. The foundation helps pay for treatment programs for addicts of every kind. In an interview with KTLA5 LA, he talked about how his wife was a great influence to him. “She told me I’d have to take off the baseball uniform and I’d have to grow up and become a man and take responsibility. I’d never heard someone say that to me before,” he explained.

So what happened to Darryl Strawberry? Read more to find out.

  • What happened to Darryl Strawberry?

    What happened to Darryl Strawberry? Darryl Strawberry suffered a heart attack on March 10, 2024. He appears to be recovering at a hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

    He posted a picture of himself on Instagram smiling with his family on his hospital bed. “Praising God for His amazing grace and loving mercy in saving my life this evening from a heart attack,” he wrote. “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! #savedbyHisgrace❤️❤️🫶🏾”

  • Celebrity reactions to Darryl Strawberry's heart attack

    Fellow baseball players like Alex Rodriguez offered a comment of support to the baseball legend. “❤❤” the former Yankees player commented on Strawberry’s post.

  • Mets Owners' statement about Darryl Strawberry

    Mets owners Steve & Alex Cohen issued a statement on Darryl Strawberry’s health condition. “On behalf of the entire organization, we are sending positive thoughts to Darry Strawberry, his wife Tracy, and his entire family after last night’s heart attack,” the Mets said in a statement. “Darryl was in Port St. Lucie working with the team as a guest instructor just a few weeks ago. We are looking forward to Straw’s speedy recovery and welcoming him for his number retirement ceremony on June 1.”

    Strawberry’s number No. 18 will be retired by the Mets in a ceremony on June 1. The organization is also retiring Dwight Gooden’s No. 16 on April 14. The two led the Mets to the 1986 World Series.

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