The former Matanzas baseball player Lázaro Junco, who is facing a complex health situation, said he feels well under the circumstances.
"I can tell those people who have worried and who still appreciate and value me with the same affection as when I was an active athlete. I can tell them that at this moment I am dealing with an injury to my esophagus, which I am treating with chemotherapy," said the home run hitter, in an interview with local sports journalist Ernesto Arturo Santana.
According to what can be gathered from his words, the 68-year-old home run hitter is suffering from esophageal cancer.
"Right now, I am in the phase of the infusions, they are infusions with cisplatin. Cisplatin that is administered every 28 days. I can say that despite the illness, I feel quite well; I feel more recovered. I feel stronger and have a lot of faith that we are going to get through this. And a lot of discipline, doing everything the doctors say, everything the doctor tells me," explained the legend of Cuban baseball.
"I have that faith and that feeling that I'm going to go out there and hit home run 406," said Junco, who expressed his gratitude to his fans and the people of Matanzas for their concern.
Already in October, journalist Yasel Porto had revealed that "the idol of Limonar, Matanzas, and all of Cuba is not experiencing his best moment. We could say that he is currently fighting the most important battle of his life. The battle of life."
In 2023, in an interview with Julita Osendi for Cibercuba, Junco stated that he found the exodus of Cuban baseball players to be unstoppable.
"It seems difficult to change the situation because for top talent, emigration is the most appealing option," he declared.
The idol of Limonar, during 18 seasons in National Series with the Matanza teams, achieved 11 home run titles. He was the first to reach 400 home runs.
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