Mets GM Sandy Alderson diagnosed with treatable form of cancer
New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson has been diagnosed with cancer, which will require 8-12 weeks of chemotherapy and force him to the miss MLB’s winter meetings next week.
But there’s good news: Doctors have deemed that Alderson’s cancer is “treatable” and the team indicates that he’ll stay on as GM.
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We knew something was going on with Alderson’s health prior to this, just not what exactly. The 68-year-old collapsed at a press conference in the days after the World Series. At the time, the team said he had skipped breakfast and was feeling light-headed. Then Alderson missed the GM meetings last month to undergo a “medical procedure.”
As it turns out, that procedure is when doctors confirmed Alderson has cancer. Here’s the team’s statement on the matter:
Baseball has had a few notable bouts with cancer lately. Earlier this offseason, Detroit Tigers pitcher Daniel Norris revealed that he’d been diagnosed. He successfully underwent surgery and now says he’s now cancer free. Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell left the team in August when he was diagnosed with stage 1 lymphoma. In October, the Red Sox announced his cancer was in remission.
Now, everyone in baseball will be rooting for Alderson like they did Norris and Farrell.
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