Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Erik Swanson and his household skilled a horrifying second final month when their 4-year-old son, Toby, needed to be airlifted to the hospital after getting struck by a automotive. On Thursday, Swanson shared the excellent news that his son ought to be coming residence quickly.

On Feb. 25, Swanson’s son was hit by a automotive and needed to be airlifted to the hospital for quick medical care. Only a couple weeks later, Swanson instructed reporters his son has recovered effectively and shall be discharged within the coming days.

“I stand right here, very fortunately, telling you that within the subsequent day or two, he ought to in all probability be going residence,” Swanson mentioned, according to Keegan Matheson of MLB.com.

Within the aftermath of the accident, Blue Jays supervisor John Schneider mentioned the remainder of the clubhouse, together with the gamers’ households, would do what they may to assist Swanson on this tough time. The remainder of the workforce rallied round Swanson, his spouse and Toby.

“We’ll proceed to be there for them,” Schneider mentioned in an announcement. “Baseball is secondary while you’re speaking about household and life. We’ll help him. The blokes have been completely phenomenal with him thus far, and you’ll’t overlook about gamers’ wives and vital others who’ve reached out as effectively. It has been a tough couple of days, nevertheless it’s actually, very nice to see the help for Erik.”

Whereas revealing the constructive replace about Toby, Swanson mentioned his household appreciates the unimaginable outpouring of affection.

“I am unable to even put into phrases how grateful we’re,” Swanson mentioned.

Swanson, an eighth-round decide by the Texas Rangers within the 2014 MLB Draft, was traded from the Seattle Mariners to the Blue Jays in November 2022. Final season, Swanson appeared in 69 video games and posted an ERA of two.97 with 75 strikeouts.