Gardenhire diagnosed with prostate cancer

"I'm going to fight it and deal with it," Ron Gardenhire said of his prostate cancer diagnosis. (Getty)D-backs bench coach Ron Gardenhire announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Gardenhire, 59, said he will be taking a leave of absence from the team soon to undergo surgery to have his prostate removed.

"I'm going to fight it and deal with it," said Gardenhire, who was set to begin his first season in Arizona after the team hired him this past November. "It's a bump in the road, and it's not how I envisioned starting Spring Training with a brand-new team. It's part of life.

"With the backing of this ballclub, we'll get through it, and I'll get through it."

Gardenhire…