Brooks Robinson says he's on the road to recovery after the Hall of Fame third baseman was hospitalized with a fever and infection, according to an ESPN.com report.
Robinson was scheduled for an outpatient procedure at Greater Baltimore Medical Center on Thursday, but on Wednesday night he became ill. In a statement, Robinson says doctors chose to admit him early "to aggressively treat the infection."
He says he is "responding well to antibiotics."
Brooks Robinson Hospitalized With Infection