Strikeout and no-hit king in hospital

ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) _ Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan has been hospitalized with an undisclosed ailment. <br/><br/>His son says the 59 year-old strikeout king checked into the Round Rock Medical Center for

Friday, January 26th 2007, 6:32 pm

By: News On 6

ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) _ Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan has been hospitalized with an undisclosed ailment.

His son says the 59 year-old strikeout king checked into the Round Rock Medical Center for treatment of recurring symptoms from a pre-existing medical condition. Reid Ryan declined to specify the condition, but said it was not an emergency.

Ryan had double-bypass heart surgery in 2000.

Ryan is to be transferred to a Houston hospital for further evaluations.

In his 27-year major league career he played for the Mets, Angels, Astros and Rangers. He struckout a total of five-thousand-714 batters and threw seven no-hitters. Both are major league records.

Ryan is the majority owner of two minor league affiliates of the Astros.