Former Yankees and Red Sox star Wade Boggs has announced that he is battling prostate cancer.
The Hall of Famer made the announcement on social media on Saturday night, vowing to beat the disease.
“With the strength and support of my family and my faith in God, I’m going to ring that damn bell,” Boggs wrote.
Boggs, 66, played 18 seasons in the MLB with the Boston Red Sox (1982-92), New York Yankees (1993-97) and then-Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998-99).
Boggs, a five-time batting champion and 12-time All-Star, was elected to the Hall of Fame on the first ballot in 2005, receiving votes on 91.9 percent of the ballots.
Former Yankees and Red Sox star Wade Boggs has revealed he is battling prostate cancer
The Hall of Famer made the announcement on social media, vowing to beat the disease
The baseball Hall of Fame sent out congratulatory messages on social media: “We’re behind you, Wade!”
In his career, Boggs batted .328, reaching the 3,000-hit club. He finished with 3,010, 1,513 runs, 118 home runs and 1,014 RBIs.
Boggs’ contemporary and fellow 2005 convert, Ryne Sandberg, said in mid-August that he was cancer-free after treatment for metastatic prostate cancer.
“We rang the bell this morning!” Sandberg wrote. “WE did it, WE won! What a Dream Team, family, doctors, friends, nurses, fans that have supported me and (wife) Margaret these past 8 months! We feel so blessed by all the love, prayers, thoughts and positive words that have been poured out to us!”