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.”
Baseball’s Ironman, who is preparing to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his breaking Lou Gehrig’s consecutive games record of 2,131 on Sept. 6, referred to the diagnosis as “a moment in your life that you don’t want to hear.
“We all know people that have had different cancers and you kind of wonder, how would you feel if it happened to you?