Brewers coach OK after heart attack
Milwaukee Brewers bench coach Pat Murphy suffered a moderate heart attack during the team’s workout Saturday afternoon at Miller Park and immediately was transported to Froedtert Hospital, where a stent was inserted, and he is expected to make a full recovery.
News of Murphy’s heart attack was first reported by USA Today’s Bob Nightengale and was confirmed Sunday evening by Brewers president of baseball operations
David Stearns.
“While suffering the heart attack, he reported the symptoms to our medical staff and they immediately identified what was going on and called an ambulance,” Stearns said. “One showed up in a matter of minutes and brought Pat to Froedtert Hospital.
“Froedtert had a team of cardiologists waiting and ultimately put in a stent. He is currently resting comfortably at Froedtert and should be released in a couple of days. This is an outcome where everyone did the right thing. Pat reported his symptoms, our medical staff immediately identified what was going on and the folks at Froedtert did an incredible job of getting him the care he needed.”
Stearns said Murphy was on the field when he suffered the attack and went to the dugout to report what he was feeling. He said there were “scary moments” but everyone acted quickly and appropriately.
“The prognosis for recovery is good,” Stearns said. “Pat is certainly going to be back in the dugout at some point. I could not venture to guess when that is. Right now, the most important thing is for Pat to focus on his recovery and his health. We’ll let him rest for awhile and take it from there.”
In his fifth season as Brewers bench coach, Murphy is particularly close to manager Craig Counsell. The two have known each other since Counsell played at Notre Dame when Murphy was the head coach there, and made a point to put his mentor on the staff after becoming the Brewers manager in 2015.