A pitcher for the Chicago White Sox is facing an uncertain future after suffering a brain aneurysm midway through a recent home game.
White Sox pitcher Danny Farquhar had just completed a turn on the mound Friday when he vomited and fell over while in the dugout during the sixth inning of their game against the Houston Astros. According to ESPN, the 31-year-old was initially treated by medical staff on site, and was then taken to the ICU at Rush University Medical Center.
The next day, the White Sox announced that Farquhar had experienced a ruptured brain aneurysm. The father of three underwent an operation over the weekend, the team said in a statement sent to PEOPLE.
“Danny Farquhar’s medical team reported today that Danny is progressing well following a successful surgery Saturday to address the aneurysm,” the statement reads. “Farquhar has use of his extremities, is responding appropriately to questions and commands and is speaking to doctors and his family.”
He remains in a critical, but a neurologically stable condition, the team says.
White Sox pitcher Danny Farquhar talking to family after surgery
that's some scary shitCHICAGO -- White Sox reliever Danny Farquhar is talking to his doctors and family after surgery over the weekend to address a ruptured aneurysm that occurred during Friday night's game against Houston.
Farquhar, a married father of three children, remains in critical but stable condition in the intensive care unit at Rush University Medical Center. The team announced Monday the 31-year-old right-hander is expected to remain hospitalized for the next few weeks.
Farquhar passed out in the sixth inning Friday night after getting two outs against Houston. He was helped by team medical personnel and on-site EMTs, and he regained consciousness before he was taken to a hospital by ambulance.
Additional testing revealed a brain hemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm. He had surgery Saturday to address the aneurysm, and the team reported his medical team felt he was "progressing well." He has use of his extremities and is responding to questions and commands, according to the team.
"We are very happy that he is trending in the right direction," White Sox manager Rick Renteria said. "To know that he is able to move and able to speak and know his family is there, he knows everybody cares for him. We're going in the right direction and we're guardedly optimistic about the outcome."
CBS News spoke to Dr. Babak Jahromi, a professor of neurosurgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, to see if there are any warning signs for the type of ruptured aneurysm Farquhar suffered from.
"There generally isn't until the aneurysm leaks and at that point patients experience a sudden severe headache," Dr. Jahromi said.
He also said they're not uncommon.
"About two percent of the population will have them, so in a room of 50 at least one person has a brain aneurysm. They may not know about it," Jahromi said.
nice to see he is on the road to recovery
