ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — An MLB player's son has been released from the pediatric intensive care unit after he was hit by a car in Clearwater on Sunday, his mother announced.
Four-year-old Toby Swanson is the son of Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Erik Swanson. Toby's mom, Madison Swanson, said in an Instagram post Wednesday that the family is taking his recovery "day by day."
"We have been overwhelmed with a huge amount of love and support over the last few days," she wrote. "To the people who have reached out in any capacity, we will never be able to express in words how meaningful it has been (we don't have the mental capacity to reach out to you all) but we see you, we hear you, it is what has gotten our little boy through all of this."
Toby Swanson was airlifted to Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg after the incident which involved an SUV driven by a valet driver, police said. The Clearwater Police Department said Toby was in critical condition on Tuesday.
Blue Jays manager John Schneider announced Erik Swanson would be taking a break from the team as he focuses on spending time with family, according to a statement sent to 10 Tampa Bay.
As of the latest update from Clearwater police, which was shared on Tuesday, the driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation.