Orioles legend and Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. revealed Thursday that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February and is “cancer free” after surgery in March.
“The surgery couldn’t have gone better,” Ripken said. “The outcome couldn’t have gone better, and I’ve resumed doing everything I did before. It’s a pretty miraculous few months”
Ripken said he never had symptoms that led to more testing, but a small move in his test levels during a routine checkup were cause for concern enough that he and his doctor decided to have a biopsy.
The Orioles legend kept his diagnosis largely quiet, but decided to share so others might discover similar issues by getting regularly scheduled checkups.