The four-year-old son Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher Erik Swanson is out of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) after being hit by a car near the team's spring training home and flown to a Florida hospital, the pitcher's wife revealed. MLB on social media Wednesday night.
Madison Swanson provided an update on her son, Toby, just days after he was hit by a 2024 Ford Expedition driven by a valet driver near the Opal Sands Resort. in Clearwater on Sunday.
Erik Swanson, number 50 of the Toronto Blue Jays, pitches to the Chicago Cubs during the eighth inning of their MLB game at Rogers Center on August 13, 2023, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Mark Blinch/Getty Images)
“I don't have the words, [I don’t know] Where to start. “We have been overwhelmed by an outpouring of love and support over the past few days,” Madison said in a post on her Instagram Stories.
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“To the people who have reached out in any way, we will never be able to put into words how significant it has been (we don't have the mental capacity to reach out to all of you), but we see you, we hear you, it's what has helped our little one to get through all of this. The biggest update is that Toby is no longer in the PICU and we continue to take it day by day. God is so good and we are so blessed.”
She continued, “We are so grateful for the quick first responders at the accident, for the pedestrians who helped while we waited for the next step, and for the AMAZING staff at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. Someone has really been taking care of my little one.” “.
Toby was flown in critical condition to Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg after the incident.
Erik Swanson, #50, watches during the game between the Cleveland Guardians and the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Center on Saturday, August 26, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Thomas Skrlj/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
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Police said in a news release Tuesday that the driver remained at the scene and was cooperating with the investigation. No details about the injuries were released.
Tiles confirmed that Swanson would step away from the team while his son recovers.
Manager John Schneider expressed his support for Swanson and his family on Tuesday.
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“As a father, I have two children, ages seven and five, and that impacts me,” he said. “Baseball is just baseball, you know? You pray. You hope for the best. Fortunately, that's been the case so far. You realize how quickly things can change. You don't take things for granted.”
Erik Swanson, number 50 of the Toronto Blue Jays, looks on after pitching to the Minnesota Twins in the sixth inning at Target Field on May 26, 2023, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (David Berding/Getty Images)
Swanson enters his second season with Toronto and his sixth year in the majors overall. He caught a ceremonial first pitch from Toby before a game in September.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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