Dusty Baker hospitalized for irregular heartbeat
Won't rejoin the Reds until they return home
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CHICAGO - The Cincinnati Reds say manager Dusty Baker was held over Wednesday
night at a Chicago hospital because of an irregular heartbeat.
Reds trainer Paul Lessard told reporters Wednesday night that Baker will not
be in the dugout when the Reds play the Chicago Cubs on Thursday afternoon at
Wrigley Field. Baker plans to rejoin the club in Cincinnati this weekend.
Baker consulted with members of the Cubs medical staff Wednesday afternoon at
Wrigley Field. He was then taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where it
was announced that he would undergo X-rays to rule out pneumonia.
Lessard says there was no evidence of pneumonia, but there was an irregular
heartbreak, a condition that Baker has experienced in the past.
Reds Public Relations Director Rob Butcher issued a statement following the
game that Baker would remain in the hospital overnight for precautionary
tests.
Butcher's statement said Baker was feeling fine and expects to rejoin the
team on Friday when the Reds begin a weekend series against the Dodgers at
Great American Ball Park.
The Reds defeated the Cubs 6-5 in Wednesday's 11-inning game.