Frank Robinson Released From Arizona Hospital After Breathing Difficulties

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Hall of Fame slugger Frank Robinson was released from an Arizona hospital hours after he left the quarterly Major League Baseball owners' meetings in an ambulance on Thursday, according to an MLB spokesman.

"Frank experienced dizziness and a rapid heart rate," MLB spokesman Pat Courtney said in an e-mail. "(He) went to the hospital for observation."

Courtney said Robinson was released later Thursday. He was transported to Osborn Medical Center and arrived in good condition, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

"I was concerned,'' Robinson told USA TODAY. "I don't know what it was. I had shortness of breath, but not to the point I couldn't breathe."

The 75-year-old Robinson, who became baseball's first full-time African-American manager after a 21-season playing career, currently serves as a senior vice president for baseball operations. He began not to feel well during one of the meetings at a resort in Paradise Valley, Ariz., and asked for assistance.

Source: http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2011/01/13/frank-robinson-hospitalized-in-arizona/

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