Baseball Corridor of Famer and former Yankees infielder Wade Boggs can now proudly “ring the bell.”
Boggs posted to his X account on Friday that he’s formally most cancers free, thanking his docs, together with followers who saved him of their ideas and prayers, after his battle with prostate most cancers.
“An extremely emotional day I can’t thank my doctor’s Dr. Engleman and Dr. Heidenberg enough also to everyone for your thoughts and prayers Debbie and I are pleased to announce I am cancer free,” Boggs wrote.
His announcement comes almost 5 months to the day after he revealed his prostate most cancers prognosis on Sep. 8.
“With the strength and support of my family and my faith in God, I’m going to ring that damn bell,” Boggs wrote throughout his preliminary prognosis.
Now, he can ring the bell, a customized for sufferers once they end their therapies.
Boggs, 66, spent 18 seasons within the huge leagues with the Crimson Sox (1982-92), Yankees (1993-97) and Rays (1998-99).
The third baseman can also be a member of the unique 3,000-hit membership, reaching that mark with Tampa Bay in his ultimate season.
As a 12-time all-star and five-time batting champion, Boggs was elected into the Corridor of Fame on the primary poll in 2005, when he acquired 91.9 % of the vote.
The Corridor of Fame’s X account responded with help to Boggs’ announcement on Friday.
“The best news for @ChickenMan3010” it wrote with a coronary heart emoji.
Alongside along with his 3,010 profession hits, Boggs scored over 1,500 runs, recorded 118 house runs and picked up over 1,014 RBIs.
The Corridor of Famer additionally ranks throughout the top-40 all time in profession batting common, hitting .328 in over 9,000 at-bats.
Boggs received his solely World Sequence title as a member of the Yankees in 1996.
