Philadelphia Phillies reliever Daniel Robert is stable after suffering a cardiac event during spring training on Sunday, the team told multiple reporters. Robert collapsed during a bullpen session at the Phillies’ facility in Clearwater, Florida.

Robert, who suffered a similar cardiac event last year, has an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). Per the team, Robert’s ICD was “triggered” during the event. He was tended to by medical personnel and taken to a local hospital, where the ICD data will be reviewed by doctors.

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In a sport full of tall players, Rioux is an anomaly. The 20-year-old stands at 7-foot-9 — the tallest college basketball player on record. As the Florida Gators make their way through the NCAA tournament, Rioux has been turning heads as he takes the national stage.

Here’s everything you need to know about the redshirt freshman:

From world’s tallest teenager to NCAA’s tallest basketball player

Rioux grew up in Terrebonne, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal, and has always been very, very tall. According to his bio on the Florida website, Rioux was 6-foot-1 when he was 8 years old, and passed the 7-foot mark just before entering seventh grade.

When he was 16, Rioux, measuring just over 7-5, earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s tallest teenager. He then grew four more inches over the next two years, and was listed at his current 7-9 ahead of the 2024-25 season.

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The rest of the Rioux family is tall as well. His father is 6-foot-8, his mother (a former volleyball player) is 6-foot-1, and his older brother (who also played basketball) is 6-foot-9. Rioux told Yahoo Sports at the Final Four last year that his family often drew attention when they went out together.

“Everybody would come up to my dad and say, ‘Oh my God, how tall are you? Oh, even your child is tall?’” Rioux said, saying that his father was always “respectful.”

Rioux then committed to Florida after graduating high school in 2024.

Limited minutes as a redshirt freshman

Per the Gators’ website, Rioux took a “developmental redshirt season” last year. As a result, he participated in Florida’s national championship-winning season as part of the scout team, but did not play in any games.

This season, as a redshirt freshman, Rioux has played limited minutes, stepping in for 13 minutes across 10 games in the 2025-26 season. He scored five points in that span — including his first dunk against Saint Francis in December.

During the postseason, Rioux played two minutes in the Gators’ first-round blowout over No. 16-seed Prairie View A&M, dropping another dunk late in the 59-point win.

It’s unclear if Rioux will get more minutes next season. Florida’s starting center, Rueben Chinyelu, is a junior this year. The second center in the depth chart, Micah Handlogten, is a senior this year.

Rioux has been turning heads

It’s not a surprise that someone as tall as Rioux would draw attention, even in the basketball world. Rioux has been mobbed for pictures and autographs over the past year, becoming one of the most recognizable players on Florida’s team despite not playing many minutes.

“It’s a lot sometimes,” Rioux said of the attention, in last year’s interview with Yahoo Sports. “Sometimes you’ve got to learn to say no.”

Still, Rioux can’t help but attract that attention. During Florida’s win over Prairie View, an interaction between the redshirt freshman and Panthers forward Hassane Diallo — who is 6-8 — went viral, as Diallo marveled at Rioux’s height.

During the break between the first and second rounds of the 2026 NCAA tournament, Rioux continued his trend of being the Gators’ most visible player, joining a Florida fan who went viral for being exceptionally buff for a photo.

As the 2026 NCAA tournament continues, it’s unlikely that Rioux will play more than a couple of minutes per game, but he’ll certainly keep drawing plenty of attention.