Nearly a month after revealing he has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, Ron Darling will return to the Mets broadcast booth Tuesday night.
"My doctors have informed me that my thyroid cancer has been stabilized for now and that I have been cleared to return to work," Darling wrote in a statement posted on Twitter on Monday. "The doctors will continue to closely monitor me over the next several months to assure my progress remains on the right track. I look forward to rejoining my partners Gary (Cohen) and Keith (Hernandez) in the SNY booth to call tomorrow night's Mets vs. San Francisco Giants game at Citi Field."
Darling, 58, announced last month that doctors had diagnosed him with cancer after he underwent surgery to have a large mass on his chest removed. The Mets great said the doctors told him his prognosis was good. He took a leave of absence in April from his job as a color commentator for SNY.
Darling pitched 13 years in the majors -- nine for the Mets from 1983-91. He was a member of the team's 1986 World Series-winning team and an All-Star in 1985. After leaving the Mets, he played for the Montreal Expos and Oakland Athletics.
The right-hander retired with a 136-116 record, 3.87 ERA and 1,590 strikeouts.