New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman has lymphoma and will soon begin treatment
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Gettleman, hired in the offseason to replace Jerry Reese, released a statement Tuesday about his health. He said he recently "underwent an annual
physical, during which it was discovered I have lymphoma. Over the past week, I
have undergone more testing to determine the course of treatment, which is
scheduled to start in the very near future.
"The doctor's outlook for the treatment and the prognosis is positive, and so am I."
Gettleman said he plans to continue working "as much as the treatment process will allow."
The 67-year-old Gettleman formerly was GM with the Carolina Panthers.
When Gettleman was hired by New York in December, he said
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card or the Lord calls me home."
Before joining the Panthers in 2013, Gettleman was a Giants personnel executive for 15 years. He was on the staff when the team won Super Bowls for
the 2007 and 2011 seasons ??two of the seven Super Bowls in which Gettleman has
been a part in his 30-year NFL career.
In his four seasons as Carolina's general manager, the Panthers won 40 games and three NFC South titles. They lost in the 50th Super Bowl to Denver after
finishing 15-1, the best record in the league. For 2015, Gettleman was voted The
Sporting News' NFL Executive of the Year.
At the end of his statement in which he also thanked Giants owners John Mara and Steve Tisch for their support and encouragement, Gettleman added: "I look
forward to being back at full strength and devoting all my energy to helping
make this 2018 New York Giants team the best it can be."
Assistant general manager Kevin Abrams is likely to assume some of Gettleman's duties while the GM is undergoing treatments.
Asked how the Atlanta Braves have surprised many experts by establishing a three-game lead in the National League East at the season’s halfway point,
catcher Kurt Suzuki didn’t hesitate.
“This team has no fear
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approach every game the same way.”
Atlanta’s consistency has been too much for the Cardinals this weekend. Behind solid starting pitching and an explosive offense, the Braves (47-34) have
outscored St. Louis 16-5 in winning the series’ first two games. They go for a
sweep on Sunday at Busch Stadium.
Right-hander Mike Foltynewicz (5-4, 2.14 ERA) will try to match what Julio Teheran and Max Fried have done in the series. Neither allowed a run in a
combined 12 2/3 innings, with Fried enjoying the best outing of his short big
league career Saturday night.
The former first-round pick of the San Diego Padres allowed only four hits and three walks in 6 2/3 innings, recording 11 strikeouts against the
whiff-prone Cardinals. The hard-throwing Foltynewicz made his return from the
10-day disabled list Monday night, allowing one hit and one run in five innings
while walking four and fanning four against Cincinnati in a no-decision.
“The arm was just kind of heavy,” he said to mlb.com. “You can’t really practice these situations when you’re out there with your adrenaline running,
but just a couple of times I just couldn’t really extend too far. But adrenaline
pushed me through.”
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In an attempt to avoid a fourth straight loss, the Cardinals (42-39) will turn to former Atlanta prospect John Gant (2-2, 3.48). Gant, replacing the
disabled Michael Wacha in the rotation, pitched the best game of his career
Monday night, limiting Cleveland to an infield single by Yan Gomes over seven
innings in a 5-0 victory.
Gant walked five and fanned four, but his off-speed pitches kept the Indians off-balance all game and enabled him to post his first win as a starter.
“We’re lucky the third base bag got in the way of Gomes’ (grounder) or we wouldn’t have had anything,” Cleveland manager Terry Francona said to mlb.com of
Gant’s performance.
Before plating four runs in the ninth inning Saturday night
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doubles and triples in the majors.
Help may be on the way when the Cardinals start a nine-game road trip Monday night against Arizona. Shortstop Paul DeJong may be activated off the disabled
list after a weekend rehab stint for Triple-A Memphis.
That could result in the move of first baseman Jose Martinez, who’s on a 100-RBI pace but has been poor afield, to his natural outfield position. In
fact, Martinez played the last three innings Saturday night in right field.
“Jose Martinez has earned a spot in the lineup every day, so we have to figure out a spot to play him,” general manager Michael Girsch said to
mlb.com.
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