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Toronto Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson’s son Toby has been discharged from the pediatric intensive care unit. The four-year-old boy was hit by a car Sunday in Clearwater Beach, Fla., and was airlifted in critical condition to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla.
4-year-old was airlifted to hospital in critical condition after Sunday collisionThe Canadian Press
ยท Posted: Feb 29, 2024 1:51 PM EST | Last Updated: February 29
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Erik Swanson is seen above in October 2023. Swanson’s son Toby was removed from the pediatric intensive care unit in a Florida hospital on Wednesday after being hit by a car. (Bruce Kluckhohn/The Associated Press)Toronto Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson’s son Toby has been discharged from the pediatric intensive care unit.
The four-year-old boy was hit by a car Sunday in Clearwater Beach, Fla., and was airlifted in critical condition to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Swanson’s wife Madison shared the update on her son’s recovery in an Instagram story Wednesday night.
“We have been overwhelmed with a huge amount of love and support over the last few days,” she wrote.
Police and fire crews responded to a vehicle-versus-pedestrian call Sunday morning in Clearwater Beach involving a young boy who sustained potentially life-threatening injuries, Clearwater Police said Tuesday in a news release.
“We are so grateful for the speedy first responders to the accident, to the pedestrians that helped as we waited the next step, and to the amazing staff at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital,” Madison Swanson wrote on Instagram. “Someone has truly been watching over my little man.”
The child was struck by a 2024 Ford Expedition being operated by a valet driver near the Opal Sands Resort, according to an updated release issued by public information officer Rob Shaw.
The driver remained on scene and was co-operating with the investigation, the release said. Details on the injuries were not released.
