Mets GM Alderson Collapses During Press Conference, Quickly Recovers
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Mets general manager Sandy Alderson collapsed briefly while talking with reporters during a news conference Wednesday to announce a contract extension for manager Terry Collins but was able to walk away.
Alderson was speaking with reporters in the Citi Field interview room when he stopped in mid-sentence and he began to fall. People grabbed him before he landed on the riser.
The 67-year-old was down briefly, then was assisted to his feet and into a chair.
"So where were we?" he joked with a smile before he walked away with other team officials.
Alderson did not eat breakfast, felt lightheaded under the lights of the news conference and fainted. The Mets said he was being examined by the team's training staff.
Alderson and Collins were on hand to discuss the manager's new two-year deal and the Mets' remarkable season, which saw them advance to the World Series for the first time in 15 years.
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