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Hall of Famer Wade Boggs shares difficult health news

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated Sep 8, 2024 9:01 AM ET

Baseball legend Wade Boggs is sharing some tough personal news this weekend.

Boggs revealed in a post to his X page Saturday that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He shared a picture of a patient's guide that he recently received and elaborated a bit in the caption.

“I’ve never been a goal oriented person,” Boggs wrote. “But with the strength and support of my family and my faith in God I’m going to ring that damn bell #positiveattitude.”

I’ve never been a goal oriented person but with the strength and support of my family and my faith in God I’m going to ring that damn bell #positiveattitude pic.twitter.com/Ida9Y9mXbc

— Wade Boggs (@ChickenMan3010) September 7, 2024

Boggs, who shared no further details, is now 66 years old. He has mostly laid low in recent years but had continued to let his thoughts be known on the respective states of his former clubs.

The lefty-hitting Boggs played 18 MLB seasons from 1982-99, mainly with the Boston Red Sox but also for the division-rival Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees. Boggs was a 12-time All-Star and five-time AL batting champion who won a World Series title with the Yankees in 1996. Also a two-time Gold Glover, five-time Silver Slugger winner and member of the 3,000-hit club, Boggs was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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