One of baseballs majestic legends received some unfortunate news, Harmon Killebrew has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Killebrew, 74, was a member of Cooperstown's class of 1984. He spent 22 MLB seasons with the Kansas City Royals, Washington Senators and the Minnesota Twins, he downs a Twin's cap on his Hall of Fame plaque. During his remarkable and often underrated career Harmon Killebrew clipped a mediocre .256 but blasted 573 home runs along with 1,584 career RBI. Arguably the greatest Twin ever, Killebrew earned 13 All-Star selections, the 1969 AL MVP, and led the Twin franchise to its first World Series appearance since the organization was still in DC and the Senators reached the Fall Classic in 1933. His team fell to the Dodgers in his first and only World Series, however, Killebrew remained an adviser to the organization even after his playing days helping to bring in the next Twins hero, Kirby Puckett who captained Minnesota to 2 championships, 1987 and 1991.
When asked about his disease, the warrior in Killebrew came out, "I have begun preparing for what is perhaps the most difficult battle of my life." He understands the seriousness of this diagnosis yet remains in good spirits and confident, "while my condition is very serious, I have confidence in my doctors and the medical staff, and I anticipate a full recovery."
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