Mel Stottlemyre has rallied again against illness, as he has so many times since being diagnosed with cancer in 1999.
“He’s doing much better," Stottlemyre’s wife, Jean, said by phone on Saturday. “We saw a big turnaround with Mel over the last 24 hours. He’s not in a life-threatening situation right now.”
Stottlemyre, the pitching coach for Joe Torre-era Yankees and the 1986 Mets, as well as a three-time 20-game winner for the Bronx Bombers, was admitted to a Seattle-area hospital on Wednesday due to what his wife said was a “bad reaction to his chemotherapy medicine.”
Fears were raised publicly when Stottlemyre’s son, Todd, himself a former major-league pitcher, on Friday wrote on Facebook that his dad was “fighting for his life" in the hospital.
The latest news on New York Yankees great, Mel Stottlemyre, Sr., offers a glimmer of hope. The former MLB pitcher and coach has battled cancer for over a decade. According to a family member, Stottlemyre was hit with another health scare this week but is faring better, according to the New York Daily News.
Mel Stottlemyre, 75, was admitted to a hospital in Seattle after falling ill from complications due to his cancer treatment. On Thursday, sources quoted his wife, Jean, after she offered an early update on his health scare.
“He’s doing much better. We saw a big turnaround with Mel over the last 24 hours. He’s not in a life-threatening situation right now.”
Some speculated that Stottlemyre was losing his battle with cancer. However, the wife clarified that her husband became ill after contracting an infection during a round of chemotherapy.
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