HOUSTON Texas Rangers CEO and former Astros great Nolan Ryan was hospitalized in Houston early Sunday morning after experiencing discomfort, the Rangers said in a press release Monday.
Ryan was set to undergo heart tests Monday.
The Rangers said Ryan was resting comfortably and feeling better. He s expected to be released from the hospital in a few days.
Back in April of 2000, Ryan underwent emergency double-bypass surgery. Doctors at that time also discovered another, undisclosed condition. Though the Hall of Fame pitcher was in near-perfect health at the time, family history made him a perfect candidate for heart disease.
Tests showed Ryan didn t have a heart attack, but there was substantial blockage in his left main coronary artery.
Ryan was voted into the Hall of Fame in January 1999. He holds or shares 48 major league, American League and National League records.
He struck out 5,714, pitched seven no-hitters and finished his career with 324 victories. Ryan s 27 seasons are more than anyone in major league history.
Ryan played for the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros and Texas before retiring in 1993.
He s been running the Rangers since 2008 and became part-owner last summer, as Texas was on its way to the World Series for the first time.
Ryan had been expected to join the Rangers in Anaheim, Calif., on Tuesday night for the start of a three-game series between his AL West-leading club and the Angels, who are in second place, four games back. He was scheduled to throw out the ceremonial first pitch and to take part in a ceremony inducting Gene Autry, the Angels late owner, into the team s Hall of Fame.
