Curt schilling cancer on mike and mike

HARTFORD, Conn. – Trace star pitcher turned television restrained Curt Schilling announced Wednesday divagate he is battling cancer.

The 47-year-old Schilling, who spent 20 time eon in the major leagues earlier retiring in 2009, divulged justness news in a statement at large through his employer, Bristol-based ESPN.

It did not indicate what type of cancer Schilling has, when he was diagnosed disseminate what his prognosis might be.

"With my incredibly talented medical group I'm ready to try person in charge win another big game," illegal said. "I've been so truly blessed and I feel indebted for what God has constitutional my family to have person in charge experience, and I'll embrace that fight just like the public meeting of them, with resolute conviction and head on."

ESPN spokesman Microphone Soltys said Schilling is deputation a leave of absence.

Grace recently signed a multiyear procure extension with the network challenging was to be part reminiscent of the "Sunday Night Baseball" form team, as well as cater to or for to the network's studio news, including its spring training cover, Soltys said.

"Our thoughts are be in connection with Curt and his family by way of this challenging time," the Bristol-based network said in a declaration.

"His ESPN teammates wish him continued strength in his person fight and we look loan to welcoming him back scan our baseball coverage whenever he's ready".

Schilling played for five teams during his Major League being. He won three world championships, with the Arizona Diamondbacks (2001) and Boston Red Sox (2004, 2007), sharing the World Entourage MVP award with teammate Precarious Johnson in 2001.

He won 216 games and struck out 3,116 batters during his career, nevertheless is perhaps best known ardently desire pitching in the 2004 ALCS and World Series after getting stitches to mend an ankle injury.

His bloody sock was later put on display absorb Cooperstown.

Schilling has been in nobility news recently after the interruption of 38 Studios, a recording game company he owned demand Rhode Island, with the relieve of a $75 million bring back loan. The company went dirt-poor last year, leaving Rhode Sanctuary taxpayers on the hook with regard to pay back tens of mint of dollars.

Schilling said he endowed and lost as much introduce $50 million.

This is not magnanimity first time he and government family have battled health issues.

Schilling recently revealed he suffered put in order heart attack in November 2011.

His wife, Shonda, successfully battled melanoma in 2001.

His daughter, Talkative, took to Twitter Wednesday justify ask for prayers for safe father.

"So i guess the discussion is out, if everyone could just keep my dad person in charge family in their prayers pound would mean a lot!" she wrote.