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NEW YORK, NY - JULY 26: Daniel Robert #48 of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches during the game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, July 26, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by Michael Mooney/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
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After some late preseason changes, the Philadelphia Phillies appear to have set their bullpen mix for Opening Day.
The team moved Orion Kerkering to the injured list and added Kyle Backhus, Tim Mayza and Zach Pop to the big-league roster to finalize the back end of the relief corps. With those arms alongside trade deadline acquisition Jhoan Duran and free agent signee Brad Keller, among others, the unit promises to be much improved from recent seasons.
But further down in the organization, a concerning bullpen development grew more alarming on Sunday.
“Phillies right-hander Daniel Robert is out of the hospital and feeling OK following a cardiac event on Sunday morning at BayCare Ballpark,” Todd Zolecki wrote for MLB.com. “Robert, 31, collapsed on the pitcher’s mound next to the half-field following his first bullpen session since October, when he suffered a cardiac event during another bullpen session at Carpenter Complex.”
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After Robert collapsed on the mound for the second time in his last two bullpen sessions, it seemed as if his professional baseball career would have to be put on hold if not abandoned altogether in the face of some significant health concerns.
But in the aftermath of his second issue, the team has indicated that he could bounce back surprisingly quickly.
“He’s good,” manager Rob Thomson said after Robert was discharged on Sunday evening, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Marcus Hayes. “No activity for a bit, but he’s fine. He feels good.”
The update was especially positive given the back-to-back scares for Robert. He credited Phillies medical staff with saving his life after he collapsed in what was supposed to be one of his final bullpen sessions of last year. His issue was later described as an “unknown cardiovascular event,” but he was cleared to return to throwing.
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Philadelphia Phillies’ Daniel Robert Could Return To Mound Soon
Hayes added that his more recent health issue evidently stemmed from an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) that Robert received after his initial health scare last year.
“Sources close to Robert indicate that the issue was less with Robert’s heart than with the device that monitors it,” Hayes added. “The ICD’s settings were a bit low, so, at the end of the bullpen session, it sensed that he needed a shock, so it shocked him. The device has been recalibrated, the source said.”
If the Phillies feel confident that an ICD adjustment will fix the problem, Robert could return to the mound relatively quickly. In any case, the team was surely relieved to note that he’s “good” shortly after a second straight health scare.
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