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Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter says doctors discovered four "very small" brain tumours after he had an MRI on Friday in Florida.
The 57-year-old Carter said the tumours were "very small" and he expects to learn more about his diagnosis when he is examined again on Thursday at Duke Medical Center.
"My wife, Sandy, and our children and family thank you for your thoughts and prayers," Carter said in a release issued by the New York Mets and baseball's Hall of Fame on Saturday. "We ask that you please respect our privacy as we learn more about my medical condition."
The statement did not say whether the tumors are malignant or benign.
Friends and former teammates were stunned when they heard the news.
"The last time I saw him a couple months ago, he looked well. He was Gary," said Mets first base coach Mookie Wilson, a teammate of Carter's in the 1980s. "He seemed himself. No indication anything was wrong.
"Whatever the situation may be, of course I wish him well. And I hope things turn out for the best."
Lee Mazzilli, another teammate on the 1986 Mets, was on his way to Yankee Stadium when his wife called him with the news about Carter. He said he plans to reach out to Carter and his family when the time is right.
Heartbreaking
"You hope that it's not what you think it is," said Mazzilli, who works in corporate sales and sponsorships for the Yankees. "It breaks your heart. But I think if anyone has an optimistic outlook, he has one."
Fox broadcaster Tim McCarver, a Mets announcer in the 1980s, said he immediately thought of Carter's bright smile.
"The ear-to-ear smile that only Gary has. And obviously a smile is very important at a time like this," McCarver said. "I think everybody is kind of in that wait-and-see mode.
The 57-year-old Carter said the tumours were "very small" and he expects to learn more about his diagnosis when he is examined again on Thursday at Duke Medical Center.
"My wife, Sandy, and our children and family thank you for your thoughts and prayers," Carter said in a release issued by the New York Mets and baseball's Hall of Fame on Saturday. "We ask that you please respect our privacy as we learn more about my medical condition."
The statement did not say whether the tumors are malignant or benign.
Friends and former teammates were stunned when they heard the news.
"The last time I saw him a couple months ago, he looked well. He was Gary," said Mets first base coach Mookie Wilson, a teammate of Carter's in the 1980s. "He seemed himself. No indication anything was wrong.
"Whatever the situation may be, of course I wish him well. And I hope things turn out for the best."
Lee Mazzilli, another teammate on the 1986 Mets, was on his way to Yankee Stadium when his wife called him with the news about Carter. He said he plans to reach out to Carter and his family when the time is right.
Heartbreaking
"You hope that it's not what you think it is," said Mazzilli, who works in corporate sales and sponsorships for the Yankees. "It breaks your heart. But I think if anyone has an optimistic outlook, he has one."
Fox broadcaster Tim McCarver, a Mets announcer in the 1980s, said he immediately thought of Carter's bright smile.
"The ear-to-ear smile that only Gary has. And obviously a smile is very important at a time like this," McCarver said. "I think everybody is kind of in that wait-and-see mode.