“Would not be here if not for intervention”: Former Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee ‘wasn’t breathing’ after collapse
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Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee caused quite the scare the other day, as he collapsed in the bullpen during an exhibition game. Two paramedics came and resuscitated the 75-year-old with a defibrilator, according to a witness at scene. The concerning incident took place during a game for the popular Savannah Bananas.
“Without immediate intervention, I do not believe he’d be here today,” Town of Thunderbolt Administrator Bob Milie said according to ESPN. “He wasn’t breathing. It was very, very dire,” said Milie, who is also a firefighter. Lee was taken and admitted into the Memorial Health University Medical Center on Saturday.
One of Lee’s daughters was in town and at the hospital along with him, team President Jared Orton said. “She said he’s in good spirits and continues to be evaluated for next steps in recovery, but is certainly acting like himself,” Orton said. A member of the Bananas front office also stayed overnight at the hospital.
Bill Lee would not be here if not for an immediate intervention into the ‘dire situation’
Bill Lee, also nicknamed ‘Spaceman’, was a pitcher for the Bananas When he went down Friday night, some people in the ballpark thought for an instant that it might’ve been part of their team’s “Bananas Ball” act. “You never know with the Bananas. It was like ‘is this … Wait, this is definitely not part of the show,'” Milie said.
Milie said that Lee was shocked twice on the defibrillator. “The second one, that seemed to do the trick, got the heart beating,” he said. Lee was able to leave to leave the field with due assistance, and the game was later resumed. There is hope that he will recover and be back on his feet soon enough.
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