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Farquhar, discharged from Rush University
Medical Center in Chicago on Monday afternoon, paid the team a
visit before its game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday
night. It was his first time in the team's clubhouse since he
underwent multiple surgeries for a brain hemorrhage caused by a
ruptured aneurysm suffered while he was sitting in the dugout
during an April 20 home game against the Houston Astros.
The visit lasted about an hour, and Farquhar had his wife Lexie
by his side.
"To see him where he is today is pretty much a miracle," fellow
reliever Nate Jones said.
According to the team, Farquhar's neurosurgeon, Dr. Demetrius
Lopes, expects the right-hander to be able to pitch again at
some point in the future, though it won't be this season.
That didn't stop him from telling his teammates he can't wait to
get back on the field. Right-hander Miguel Gonzalez told the
Chicago Sun-Times Farquhar talked about "throwing some live BP
soon."
"All the reports he's doing well, but to see him in good
spirits, smiling and laughing and having a good time, was
great," White Sox starter James Shields said. "He's definitely
the same guy, no doubt. To see him and to hear how positive he
was, the guy wants to come back and play baseball already."
Farquhar, 31, has pitched in parts of seven MLB seasons for the
Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays and White
Sox, posting a career ERA of 3.93.
"You can't place a limit on the size of a man's heart, and he
has a lot of drive," manager Rick Renteria said. "We're just
glad that he's out of the hospital now and recovering well. He
still has to take it easy for a couple more weeks, just monitor
himself, but I wouldn't put anything past Danny in terms of what
he may or may not be able to do."
--Field Level Media
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