Baseball Hall of Famer and Baltimore Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. said Thursday that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February and has since recovered after undergoing surgery.
According to MASN's Roch Kubatko, Ripken said he didn't require radiation or chemotherapy and is going public about it now in order to encourage others to get checked.
"There was no reason for me to think I had any issues," Ripken said of his feelings ahead of a routine checkup, and he wants men to "stop being reluctant" to see a doctor.