MLB Legend Wade Boggs Says He's Cancer-Free Two Years After Diagnosis

Baseball Hall of Famer Wade Boggs remains cancer free.

Boggs told reporters Friday, ahead of his return to Fenway Park for a Boston Red Sox anniversary celebration, that he is free of prostate cancer following his diagnosis in 2024.

"I'm a cancer survivor now. Prostate cancer is null and void, thank God," Boggs said (h/t MassLive's Christopher Smith).

Boggs added, "Had my checkup a month ago, and I'm completely cancer free."

Boggs, who first shared his diagnosis in September 2024, first announced he was cancer free in February 2025.

"It's a process that you have to go through, and I encourage all young men to get your PSA test," Boggs said Friday.

Boggs was one of six Red Sox icons present to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the club's first home game ahead of Friday's contest against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.

He joined David Ortiz, Pedro Martínez, Jim Rice, Carlton Fisk and Carl Yastrzemski for a ceremonial first pitch prior to the Red Sox's 2-0 win.

Boggs, who will turn 68 in June, spent his first 11 MLB seasons with the Red Sox before playing for the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay.

He marked a career .328 batting average before retiring from MLB after the 1999 season, after which his numbers were retired by both the Red Sox and Rays.