Baseball Hall of Fame member Wade Boggs has announced he is cancer-free.
“I’m a cancer survivor now. Prostate cancer is null and void. Thank God,” the former third baseman said on Friday, citing a recent checkup.
He shared the news after taking part in a ceremony on Friday night at Fenway Park celebrating the 125th anniversary of the team’s first home game. Boggs threw out the ceremonial first pitch alongside other Red Sox greats David Ortiz, Petro Martinez, Jim Rice, Carlton Fisk and Carl Yastrzemski.
Boggs was diagnosed with prostate cancer in September 2024 and subsequently underwent radiation and hormone treatment in Florida.
Boggs shared a post on X on Nov. 13, 2024, announcing that he had completed his treatment, thanking his medical team and expressing gratitude for the support he received.
“Praise God! Had my last treatment this morning, now it’s in the hands of God ??,” he wrote at the time. “Can’t thank my family, friends and my fans for your continued support throughout this difficult time. Also my wonderful team at Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute ??????.”
Boggs credited early detection for his diagnosis and encouraged young men to get screenings.
“It’s a process that you have to go through, and I encourage all young men to get your PSA tests,” Boggs said Friday. “Please go out there. Because mine, it wasn’t even on the radar. It was a 3.3, and they don’t even start talking about it until it gets to four. But I had the bad one, and we caught it early. … I had my checkup a month ago, and I’m completely cancer-free.”
Boggs, 67, played 18 MLB seasons with the Boston Red Sox (1982-92), New York Yankees (1993-97) and the then-Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998-99). The Red Sox and Rays have both retired his number.
Boggs was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2005 on the first ballot, garnering votes on 91.9% of ballots.
He was a five-time American League batting champion, 12-time All-Star, two-time Gold Glove Award winner and eight-time Silver Slugger Award winner. He won a World Series in 1996 with the Yankees. In his career, Boggs hit .328 and joined the 3,000-hit club, finishing with 3,010 to go with 1,513 runs, 118 homers and 1,014 RBIs.
–Field Level Media
