Former Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel suffered a stroke Saturday while undergoing a medical procedure.
, three days after his medical emergency while undergoing an unspecified procedure in Florida.
“I want to thank all the people who are pulling for me. I am touched that you are showing me love,” Manuel wrote. “And I want to thankThe Phillies announced the news of his stroke on Saturday and noted medical staff immediately treated Manuel for his stroke and removed a blood clot. The news was even better on Sunday when the team announced it received a “positive update” from Manuel’s wife, Missy, noting doctors were encouraged by the 79-year-old’s progress.
I want to thank all the people who are pulling for me. I am touched that you are showing me love. And I want to thank— Charlie Manuel Health problems are nothing new for Manuel, who’s also had a heart attack, an infected colon and kidney cancer. Manuel managed the Phillies from 2005 to 2013, leading the club in 2008 to its second-ever World Series title in franchise history.Manuel had a previous three-year run as Cleveland’s manager from 2000 to 2002 and retired with exactly 1,000 career wins as a big-league skipper.Manuel was inducted into the Phillies’ Wall of Fame in 2014 and rejoined the team that year as a senior adviser to the general manager.
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