Cal Ripken Jr. is Cancer Free

Thursday, Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. revealed he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February but is now cancer-free:

Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. says on Zoom call he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February. Underwent surgery at Hopkins and is fully recovered. Didn't need radiation or chemotherapy. Grateful for the early detection. Going public now to encourage others to get checkups.

— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) August 20, 2020

Ripken had no symptoms before his routine checkup. “There was no reason for me to think I had any issues,” Ripken explained. He then saw a urologist and as a precaution, had a biopsy and cancer was detected.

On Monday, Ripken turns 60.

It goes without saying: we are all ecstatic to hear that he has made a full recovery.

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