Matt Breen
The Philadelphia Inquirer
ROCHESTER, N.Y. 鈥� The Phillies 鈥� and the rest of the baseball community 鈥� are praying for Daniel Brito as the minor-league infielder remains hospitalized in Rochester, N.Y. after collapsing Saturday during triple-A Lehigh Valley鈥檚 game.
鈥淗e needs a lot of prayers. It鈥檚 scary,鈥� Phillies manager Joe Girardi said Sunday. 鈥淚t just shows you how precious everything is.鈥�
Brito, 23, underwent surgery on Saturday evening and the Phillies said Sunday that he is 鈥渦ndergoing further medical evaluation.鈥� Brito was playing the field in the first inning on Saturday when he began to wobble following a medical emergency.
reported that Brito was on the ground for 20 minutes and was administered oxygen by a paramedic on the field before the ambulance arrived and transported him to Strong Memorial Hospital. The game was suspended and Sunday鈥檚 game was postponed.
鈥淭here was a kid yesterday in Lehigh Valley who went down,鈥� Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Sunday. 鈥淚 just want to give my thoughts and prayers to Daniel Brito and his family. I wish him well in his recovery and to the Phillies, you never want to see a kid like that or anybody go down like that. My thoughts and prayers are with all of them.鈥�
Brito signed with the Phillies in 2014 out of Venezuela. He started the season with double-A Reading, where he hit .296 with an .820 OPS in 63 games before being promoted in July to triple A. Saturday was his ninth game with the IronPigs.
He won a minor-league Gold Glove Award in 2018 at second base and is one of the organization鈥檚 top defenders.
鈥淪aw the news of Daniel Brito,鈥� former Phillies pitcher Cole Irvin tweeted. 鈥淧lease pray for him and his family. Know I am praying hard for your surgery and recovery. Great player, better teammate.鈥�
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