PHILADELPHIA -- Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning suffered a stroke on Tuesday at his home outside Cincinnati, according to multiple reports.
Bunning's family and friends said, however, that the former U.S. Senator from Kentucky is recovering and watching baseball.
"He has been provided skilled care that is leading him on the road to recovery," the family said on Friday in a statement issued to the Cincinnati Enquirer. The newspaper reported that Bunning, who turns 85 on Sunday, is out of intensive care and in transitional care.
"The Bunning family wants to thank the first responders and medical personnel who have been treating dad," the statement read.