Mets GM Alderson Says He Underwent Surgery For Cancer
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said Tuesday he underwent surgery last week related to his cancer.
Speaking to reporters at Citi Field before the Mets-Nationals game, Alderson said the procedure had been planned for months and was "fantastically successful."
"It was part of an overall strategy that was devised by my doctors early in December," the 68-year-old said. "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."
Alderson said he wants to keep what type of cancer he has private.
He also said he feels well and is working a limited schedule until he fully recovers from the surgery.
"I expect to be here today. I expect to be here some portion of virtually every day," he said. "I'm in daily contact with ownership as well as the baseball operations department and anyone else who needs access to me, other than perhaps the media."
He added that there are no plans for additional surgery.
The Mets announced in December that Alderson was diagnosed with cancer and undergoing chemotherapy. He collapsed during a Nov. 4 news conference announcing a contract extension for manager Terry Collins.
