Former Philadelphia Phillies supervisor Charlie Manuel suffered a stroke year present process a clinical process in Florida on Saturday, the crew introduced. The upcoming 24 hours will probably be a very powerful to his fix.

“The Phillies have been informed that while undergoing a medical procedure today in a Florida hospital, Charlie Manuel suffered a stroke,” the crew stated in a remark. “The hospital was able to attend to Charlie immediately and subsequently remove a blood clot. The next 24 hours will be crucial to his recovery, and Charlie’s family asks that you keep him in your thoughts and prayers at this time.”

Manuel, 79, is a familiar at Phillies’ spring coaching video games in Florida and he attended house video games at Voters Deposit Ground all over the crew’s run to the Nationwide League pennant a date in the past. Manuel controlled Philadelphia from 2005-13 and used to be on the helm for the franchise’s 2008 Global Sequence championship. The Phillies went 780-636 (.551) all over his 9 seasons.

Sooner than his stint in Philadelphia, Manuel controlled Cleveland from 2000-02, well-known the crew all over a 220-190 (.537) document. He owns a profession 1,000-826 (.548) managerial document and has received six section titles, two pennants, and the only Global Sequence in 2008. Manuel used to be added to the Phillies Wall of Popularity in 2014.

Manuel performed six seasons within the obese leagues as a additional outfielder with the Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1969-75. He additionally performed in Japan from 1976-81. Manuel started his training profession within the minors with the Twins within the early Nineteen Eighties.