Mets GM Sandy Alderson diagnosed with cancer

New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson has cancer and will undergo chemotherapy, the team announced Friday.

Alderson, 68, is facing 8 to 12 weeks of treatments and will miss next week's winter meetings in Nashville, Tenn.

The club declined to reveal the type of cancer Alderson is battling.

Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon termed Alderson's cancer as "very treatable" in a statement.

Alderson missed the general managers' meetings in Florida in November to have an unspecified medical procedure.

"Sandy went in for a medical procedure three weeks ago," Wilpon said in the statement. "Surgery was performed at Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York and as a result of that procedure, the doctors confirmed that Sandy has cancer. The doctors believe and have told Sandy that the cancer is very treatable and are optimistic about a full recovery."

Concerns about Alderson's health arose on Nov. 4 when he collapsed at a press conference to announce a contract extension for New York manager Terry Collins.

Earlier this week, Alderson was named Major League Executive of the Year by Baseball America. The Mets reached the World Series before falling in five games to the Kansas City Royals.