LAKE ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) – Former New York Mets and Yankees star Darryl Strawberry is recovering from a heart attack and remains at SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital.

Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz announced Tuesday that Strawberry collapsed on Monday, the day before the eight-time All-Star’s 62nd birthday.

Strawberry posted a photo of herself in the hospital on Instagram, writing: “So happy and honored to report that everything is going well.”

“I’m so grateful to the medical team and staff at St. Joseph West in Lake St. Louis for their quick response and allowing me to undergo the stent surgery to fully recover my heart!!!” added Strawberry I did.

Strawberry, who lives in O’Fallon, Missouri, is now resting comfortably, Horwitz said.

The Mets will retire Strawberry’s No. 18 on June 1, following the retirement of Dwight Gooden’s No. 16 on April 14. These two led the team to the 1986 World Series championship.

“We look forward to Stroh’s speedy recovery and welcome him to our retirement ceremony on June 1st,” Mets owner Stephen Cohen and his wife Alex said in a statement.

Strawberry played for the Mets from 1983 to 1990, where he was named an All-Star seven times and won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 1983.

He batted .259 with 335 home runs, 1,000 RBIs, and 221 stolen bases in 17 seasons, including playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1991-93), San Francisco Giants (1994), and New York Yankees (1995-99). Recorded. He played on three World Series championship teams with the Yankees.

Strawberry’s career was derailed by drug and alcohol problems and his missed appearance in the 1998 World Series due to treatment for colon cancer.

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