'American Pickers' Alum Frank Fritz Hospitalized After Stroke, Former Co-Star Mike Wolfe Asks for Prayers

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via Instagram, writing, «I have been very private in the past year in regards to Frank's life and the journey he's been on. There has been lots of opinions in regards to mine and Frank's friendship and the show but now is not the time to set the record straight.

Now is the time to pray for my friend.»He continued, «Frank has suffered a stroke and is in the hospital. Please keep him in your hearts and thoughts.»Wolfe, 58, paired the captions with a photo of Fritz, 56, smiling. «Frank I pray more than anything that you make it through this okay.

I love you buddy,» he concluded. A post shared by Mike Wolfe (@mikewolfeamericanpicker)As Wolfe referred to, his friendship with Fritz hasn't always been easy.

The two worked well together while starring on  the History Channel's reality program about a search for Americana artifacts, but Fritz told last July that he'd left the show and was no longer in contact with Wolfe. «I haven't talked to Mike in two years,» Fritz said. «He knew my back was messed up, but he didn't call me up and ask how I was doing.