According to several reports out of Mesa, Mark DeRosa left Fitch Park on Saturday in an ambulance with an irregular heartbeat. A report in the Chicago Tribune indicated it was for precautionary reasons only and Lou Piniella said DeRosa is "fine". Paramedics hooked up DeRosa to an EKG machine; he was placed on a stretcher and left in an ambulance. The Tribune reported DeRosa "has experience irregular heartbeats in the past, was alert and sitting upright when he left."
DeRosa was apparently taking infield practice when the problem started and Ryan Theriot told the Tribune. "It's something he's been dealing with since he was a little bitty dude."
Cubs' trainer, Mark O'Neal accompanied DeRosa to the hospital
From all reports DeRosa appears to be, as Piniella put it "fine". Will update if more information becomes available.
From the prior posts, let's not blow this out of proportion. They took him to the hospital for precautionary reasons (normal procedure), and he seemed quite stable, talkative, etc.
Sounds like he'll be back on the field pretty quickly (he's experienced this before). Certainly this doesn't sound the alarm to up the offer for Roberts.
If Brian Roberts' stomach pains last week was actually a pre trade physical, maybe DeRosa is actually getting a physical. Not likely, but I thought I'd throw some wild speculation out there