Erik Swanson updates after son Toby hit by vehicle

\n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Swanson took some time away from the team after the incident on Feb. 25, but he has recently been back at the Blue Jays’ player development complex between time at the hospital with his family. The reliever opened his comments by thanking the individuals involved with Toby’s emergency care in the moments that mattered most.\n\n“I probably wouldn’t be standing here giving you this update if it wasn’t for the first responders in Clearwater that day and all the staff at Johns Hopkins, how amazing they’ve all been,” Swanson said. “All of my family here with Toronto, the front office, there’s so many people I can name with teammates, their wives. Everybody has been amazing.”\n\nSwanson’s son has been a fixture around the Blue Jays’ complex in the spring and at Rogers Centre during the season. Late in 2023, Toby stood alongside Tim Mayza’s young son, Everett, to throw out the ceremonial first pitch to their dads.”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”OEmbed”,”html”:”

Just Like Dad ????
⁰Everett Mayza and Toby Swanson threw the first pitch to their dads ???? pic.twitter.com/qJw9MMJsTT

— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) September 28, 2023

\n\n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”This roster has grown up together in so many ways, many of the players having children of the same ages. The area outside the clubhouse is a beehive of energy on game days, with the players’ children all together. Inside the clubhouse, the veterans with older children are there for the younger players with newborns. It’s a family of its own.\n\n“On behalf of my wife and myself, I don’t think we can put into words how grateful we are for not only the guys that are in that clubhouse, but their wives, as well, and how amazing each of them has been for us the last 10 days,” Swanson said. “Whether it’s people bringing us meals at night or just calling us, sending us texts, checking on Toby, putting videos together for Toby to watch of the other kids. There’s been an unbelievable amount of support and we are forever grateful for those people.””,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”OEmbed”,”html”:”