Art Howe, who led the Oakland A’s to three straight playoff appearances in the early 2000s, reportedly has been in a hospital’s intensive care unit since Tuesday.
According to the NBC affiliate in Houston, the 73-year-old began feeling symptoms of COVID-19 on May 3. He went into isolation, and his symptoms worsened this week, leading to the hospital stay. Howe told the outlet he has seen some improvements in his health, but it’s been slow.
Howe went 600-533 from 1996-2002 as Oakland manager and was immortalized by Philip Seymour Hoffman in the movie “Moneyball” (although he was not portrayed flatteringly). Howe went on to manage the Mets for two seasons, last managing in 2004.