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Giants Opening Day left fielder last year undergoes surgery for cancer

Former Giants outfielder Connor Joe, who emerged from obscurity to become San Francisco’s Opening Day left fielder last year, is being treated for testicular cancer.

Joe, a former Rule 5 acquisition who lasted just eight games with the Giants before being returned to the Dodgers, announced on Instagram he underwent surgery on Tuesday and his prognosis for a full recovery is good.

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The 27-year-old Joe left Dodgers camp last month for what was termed “personal reasons,” but he’s now revealing on social media his cancer was caught early and it’s curable.