Orioles Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. revealed Thursday he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February and has since made a full recovery.
On a Zoom call with media, Ripken said the cancer was detected during a routine checkup. He underwent surgery in March at Johns Hopkins Hospital, MASN reports.
“My PSA was just inching up a little and there was movement in my PSA, which was well within my norm,” he said. “For someone my age, it wasn’t really alarming. There could be other reasons why it comes up. Simply you could be riding a bike more than you were before and you’re sitting on your prostate and it causes your reading to be higher.