Don Newcombe resting at home after hospital stay

LOS ANGELES -- Don Newcombe, baseball's first player to win rookie of the year, most valuable player and the Cy Young Award, has been released from a hospital two days after becoming ill at Dodger Stadium.

A team spokesman says Newcombe returned home Wednesday to rest.

The 89-year-old special adviser to the chairman left the ballpark Monday night when he became ill before the game. Newcombe remains a regular presence in his suit and fedora at the stadium. He has served as special adviser since 2009.

Newcombe pitched for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1949 to '51 and 1954 to '58 after missing two seasons while serving his country during the Korean War. He was one of the first black players for the franchise, along with Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella.

He had a record of 149-90 with 1,129 strikeouts and a 3.56 ERA. Newcombe was a four-time National League All-Star and pitched in three World Series.