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Mets’ Alderson undergoes cancer-related surgery
- Updated: May 17, 2016
5:53 PM ET
NEW YORK — New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson underwent surgery last Wednesday as part of his scheduled treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer, which had been diagnosed late last season. Alderson described the procedure as successful. He remains on course for a “full recovery,” he added.
“The surgery was preplanned,” Alderson said Tuesday afternoon, before the Mets opened a showdown with the National League East-leading Washington Nationals at Citi Field. “It was part of an overall strategy that was devised by my doctors early in December. The surgery followed a very successful regime of chemotherapy. The surgery itself was, I’m going to say, fantastically successful. The doctors were able to do everything they had hoped to do and were able to avoid everything they hoped to avoid. So, from that standpoint, everything worked out extremely well.
“From where we were to where we are today, I’m still on a road to full recovery. Really the only reason for having to talk about this at this point is that there has been some speculation, and I wanted to make sure that was put to rest.
“Now, I’m not running a four-minute mile at the moment. My mouth is a …
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