Miami Marlins pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr. said Friday he was diagnosed with cancer prior to the start of the 2021 Major League Baseball season.
Speaking to Craig Mish of the Miami Herald, Stottlemyre said he received the diagnosis in February and had his prostate and lymph nodes removed Oct. 6.
"I had elevated PSAs [prostate specific antigen] over the past five years, and my doctors continued to monitor them," he said. "Over [last] winter, I just didn't feel right. I was wiped out. I knew something was wrong. When I got to spring training, my numbers had escalated to the point that I knew I had to see the urologist.