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- Phillies player Daniel Robert collapsed during a spring training session at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Fla., on Sunday, March 22
- Robert reportedly suffered a cardiac event
- It was the athlete’s first bullpen session after a previous cardiac event in October 2025
Phillies relief pitcher Daniel Robert was hospitalized after suffering a cardiac event during a spring training session.
Robert, 31, collapsed on the pitcher’s mound at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Fla., during a bullpen session the morning of Sunday, March 22, per MLB.com.
The incident occurred during Robert’s first bullpen session back after a previous cardiac event in October 2025. He had an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) placed near his chest in the months following the initial incident. The device was triggered as Robert was stepping off the mound on Sunday, per the outlet.
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Daniel Robert pitching in a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Milwaukee Brewers in Milwaukee on Sep. 1, 2025
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ICDs detect and correct irregular heartbeats, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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Robert was able to board an ambulance on his own and was taken to the hospital. He has since been discharged, according to MLB.com.
“I was standing right behind him,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said in a statement to the outlet. “It was scary because he went down, he started to get back up again, and he went back down.”
“It was very scary, but he’s fine,” he added.
Robert made more than 15 appearances with the Phillies in 2025 and had a 4.15 ERA, per MLB.com.
In a February interview with NBC Sports, Robert said he decided to return to the Phillies after becoming a free agent in November 2025 because he owed “everything” to them.
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Daniel Robert pitching against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in N.Y.C. on July 25, 2025
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“I feel like I have a real bond with the Phillies. I’m super grateful to them, legitimately the entire staff,” he added.
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MLB and the Phillies did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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