Sandy Alderson is taking a leave of absence from the Mets to battle a recurrence of cancer.
Alderson was originally diagnosed with cancer in 2015. He said it had returned in April or May this year.
“Since that time I’ve been undergoing treatment,” the Mets general manager said at a news conference Tuesday. “I expect to have surgery later in the summer. My prognosis is actually good.”
Without Alderson, the Mets’ baseball operations will be led by John Ricco, Omar Minaya and J.P Ricciardi.
The team has struggled on the field this year, for which Alderson took blame.