{"id":18450,"date":"2019-04-03T10:20:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T14:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=18450"},"modified":"2019-04-03T10:20:27","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T14:20:27","slug":"atlanta-braves-bobby-cox-hospitalized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2019\/04\/03\/atlanta-braves-bobby-cox-hospitalized\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Former Atlanta Braves Manager Bobby Cox Hospitalized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A number of reports surfaced Tuesday evening with the scary news that former Atlanta Braves manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/coxbo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Bobby Cox<\/strong><\/a> has been hospitalized. Initial reports did not provide a lot of details. However, Zach Klein with WSB in Atlanta reported the hospitalization is due to a possible stroke. There is no official update at this time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking: Hall of Fame Braves manager Bobby Cox was taken to a hospital after suffering a possible stroke. Please keep Bobby in your thoughts and prayers \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1MaXqtlkFJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/1MaXqtlkFJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zach Klein (@ZachKleinWSB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZachKleinWSB\/status\/1113256143403360256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Bobby Cox Hospitalized<\/h1>\n<p>The news about Cox&#8217;s health scare is worrisome and surprising. He was most recently seen at Atlanta&#8217;s home opener Monday and took part in the pre-game festivities. Cox retired following the 2010 season, but he has been a staple around Turner Field and SunTrust Park since that time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Let&#39;s get ready to play some Braves baseball.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hall of Fame <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Braves?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Braves<\/a> manager Bobby Cox <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P90D73rlKa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/P90D73rlKa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Braves On FanDuel Sports Network (@FanDuelSNBraves) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FanDuelSNBraves\/status\/1112856054587588609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former Braves outfielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jonesan01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andruw Jones<\/a><\/strong>, starting CF <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/i\/inciaen01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ender Inciarte<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/dykstle01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lenny Dykstra<\/a><\/strong> were among those to wish Cox well on Twitter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please pray for my second dad <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BobbyCox?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BobbyCox<\/a> \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Braves?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Braves<\/a> country<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andruw Jones (@andruwjones25) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andruwjones25\/status\/1113282347141668864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thoughts and prayers out to skipper \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A9Ja8Z5QdN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/A9Ja8Z5QdN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ender Inciarte (@enderinciartem) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/enderinciartem\/status\/1113284680315482117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery for Bobby Cox. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TMIfyNPpuj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/TMIfyNPpuj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lenny Dykstra (@LennyDykstra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LennyDykstra\/status\/1113283105010409472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Cox&#8217;s Hall of Fame Career<\/h2>\n<p>After a mediocre showing as a player, Cox earned his first MLB managerial position with the Braves in 1978. Atlanta would lose at least 90 games his first two seasons before securing a winning record of 81-80 in 1980. Unfortunately, he was fired after another losing record in &#8217;81.<\/p>\n<p>Cox was hired soon after by the Toronto Blue Jays where he quickly experienced success. He finished his time in Toronto with a record of 355-292 while winning at least 89 games each year from 1983-85. The Blue Jays advanced to the 1985 ALCS under Cox where Toronto was eliminated in seven games by the Kansas City Royals.<\/p>\n<p>After the &#8217;85 season, Cox returned to Atlanta, but this time as a General Manager. He served in that role until the middle of the 1990 season when he appointed himself as the on-field manager of the Braves.<\/p>\n<h3>Success in Atlanta<\/h3>\n<p>After orchestrating an organizational rebuild, Cox assumed the on-field duties and quickly found success with the Braves. The team would advance to the 1991World Series, falling just short in a legendary series to the Minnesota Twins. Atlanta would capture 14 division titles, five NL pennants, and the 1995 World Series under Cox&#8217;s guidance. Cox still holds the record for all-time managerial ejections (161) and is fourth on the all-time wins list with 2,504.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Cox family throughout this ordeal. Here&#8217;s wishing the best and a speedy recovery for the Hall of Fame manager.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"Ombpw4nbTC5m1ThFc9O4ig\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1139788676\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Ombpw4nbTC5m1ThFc9O4ig',sig:'EemTvUMJxC2vWy2NQI0K13fd5OtPWqAGFuG5ctWEGwI=',w:'594px',h:'406px',items:'1139788676',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Various reports came out Tuesday evening indicating former Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox has been hospitalized with a possible stroke.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1230,"featured_media":18457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21,2,1071,35,7],"tags":[48,68,792,917,69],"class_list":["post-18450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-braves","category-featured","category-mlb","category-news","category-bluejays","tag-atlanta-braves","tag-baseball","tag-baseball-hall-of-fame","tag-bobby-cox","tag-mlb"],"modified_by":"Paul Harvey","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1230"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18450"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18450\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}