Los Angeles Angels radio analyst Mark Langston remained in a Houston hospital Sunday morning following a heart-related emergency.
Langston collapsed in the broadcast booth at Minute Maid Park on Friday night before the start of the Angels-Astros game, and details have emerged about what happened.
Terry Smith, the Angels radio play-by-play announcer, told the Orange County Register that he thought his broadcast partner might not make it.
“I can tell you this, in all certainty, they shocked him back to life,” Smith said. “If this happened in his hotel room, he would have died. And he knows it.”
Smith said that paramedics were on the scene within what he estimated to be 90 seconds. Langston, 59, was at the hospital and his condition stable within the hour.
While the team has released few details about Langston, Smith told the Register that the former pitcher suffered from ventricular fibrillation, which is an issue with heart rhythm.
The Angels announced he was undergoing tests in the hospital, and Smith said Langston was alert, communicating by text and in good spirits.
“It seems like he’s fine,” Smith said, “but it’s really scary.”
Langston was a four-time All-Star during his pitching career, in which he went 179-158 with a 3.97 ERA and 81 complete games. He played for the Seattle Mariners (1984-89), Montreal Expos (1989), Angels (1990-97), San Diego Padres (1998) and Cleveland Indians (1999).
He has been the Angels’ radio color announcer since 2012. He is not expected to accompany the Angels when they return to California later Sunday.