MINNEAPOLIS, May 13 (UPI) -- Minnesota Twins baseball great Harmon Killebrew says he is near death from esophageal cancer and is entering a hospice.
"It is with profound sadness that I share with you that my continued battle with esophageal cancer is coming to an end. ... I look forward to spending my final days in comfort and peace with [wife] Nita by my side," the 76-year-old Hall of Fame player said in a statement released Friday through the Twins.