The worst-case scenario played through Darryl Strawberry’s mind as he prepared for surgery during the progression of what his doctor would call a “massive” heart attack.
This was March 11, just over a week after Strawberry had completed a visit to spring training in Port St. Lucie, Fla., where he had served as a Mets guest instructor.
Now wondering if he was going to survive, the 62-year-old former All-Star outfielder’s mind raced to what he might not live to see.
“I was making a deal with God,” Strawberry told Sports+ this week. “I said, ‘I can’t die right now, I’ve got June 1.’ … I can’t miss that. I’ve been waiting for that forever.”
