{"id":125886,"date":"2025-11-27T10:59:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T10:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886"},"modified":"2025-11-27T10:59:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T10:59:47","slug":"%e2%9a%a1-official-clarification-yankees-broadcast-team-addresses-swirling-cancer-rumors-about-paul-oneill-their-statement-sparks-relief-backlash-and-a-flood-o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886","title":{"rendered":"**\u201c\u26a1 OFFICIAL CLARIFICATION: Yankees\u2019 broadcast team addresses swirling cancer rumors about Paul O\u2019Neill \u2014 their statement sparks relief, backlash and a flood of emotion among fans still reeling from the shocking claims\ud83d\udc47\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York Yankees legend Paul O&#8217;Neill is trending on social media this week for an alarming reason.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Neill played in the MLB from 1985-2001. Although he spent nine years with the Cincinnati Reds, he&#8217;s best known for his time in the Bronx. The five-time World Series champion finished his career with a .288 batting average, 281 homers and 2,105 hits.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, a rumor claiming that O&#8217;Neill has cancer surfaced on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>The graphic that&#8217;s going viral on Facebook even includes this quote: &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to let cancer take me down without a fight. I&#8217;ve always been someone who doesn&#8217;t back down from a challenge, and this one is no different.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/b_3GpjwQwclwVVaSjOF4YQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_spun_articles_751\/c813d691baae2e251cc9135bcdd46a20\" alt=\"Yankees' TV Network Breaks Silence On Paul O'Neill Cancer Rumor\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" aria-modal=\"true\"><\/dialog><\/div><figcaption>NEW YORK, NY &#8211; OCTOBER 29: Former player Paul O&#8217;Neill throws out the ceremonial first pitch prior to Game 4 of the 2024 World Series presented by Capital One between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 in New York, New York. (Photo by Mary DeCicco\/MLB Photos via Getty Images)Mary DeCicco&amp;sol;Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>YES Network addresses the rumor.<\/h2>\n<p>On Wednesday afternoon, the New York Post learned that O&#8217;Neill doesn&#8217;t have cancer. The rumor gaining steam on Facebook is fake.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are some fake Facebook posts (and who knows what else) circulating, stating that Paul O\u2019Neill has cancer,&#8221; said Eric Handler, the vice president of communications for YES Network. &#8220;I\u00a0just spoke with Paul.\u00a0He DOES NOT have cancer!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Neill, 62, has not yet released a statement on this matter. We&#8217;d have to imagine this is a frustrating situation for him and his loved ones.<\/p>\n<p><i>This story was originally published by The Spun on Nov 26, 2025, where it first appeared in the MLB section. Add The Spun as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Yankees legend Paul O&#8217;Neill is trending on social media this week for an alarming reason. O&#8217;Neill played in the MLB from 1985-2001. Although he spent nine years with the Cincinnati Reds, he&#8217;s best known for his time in the Bronx. The five-time World Series champion finished his career with &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":125898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[284,2930,40,4691,4690],"class_list":["post-125886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-cincinnati-reds","tag-facebook","tag-new-york-yankees","tag-oneill","tag-paul-oneill"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>**\u201c\u26a1 OFFICIAL CLARIFICATION: Yankees\u2019 broadcast team addresses swirling cancer rumors about Paul O\u2019Neill \u2014 their statement sparks relief, backlash and a flood of emotion among fans still reeling from the shocking claims\ud83d\udc47\u201d - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"**\u201c\u26a1 OFFICIAL CLARIFICATION: Yankees\u2019 broadcast team addresses swirling cancer rumors about Paul O\u2019Neill \u2014 their statement sparks relief, backlash and a flood of emotion among fans still reeling from the shocking claims\ud83d\udc47\u201d - NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New York Yankees legend Paul O&#039;Neill is trending on social media this week for an alarming reason. O&#039;Neill played in the MLB from 1985-2001. Although he spent nine years with the Cincinnati Reds, he&#039;s best known for his time in the Bronx. The five-time World Series champion finished his career with ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-11-27T10:59:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/avtnew.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MrThanh\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MrThanh\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886\",\"name\":\"**\u201c\u26a1 OFFICIAL CLARIFICATION: Yankees\u2019 broadcast team addresses swirling cancer rumors about Paul O\u2019Neill \u2014 their statement sparks relief, backlash and a flood of emotion among fans still reeling from the shocking claims\ud83d\udc47\u201d - NEWS USA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/avtnew.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-27T10:59:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-27T10:59:47+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/850fd1b8bcb1d322b7f0a04b3d2f18ec\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/avtnew.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/avtnew.png\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"**\u201c\u26a1 OFFICIAL CLARIFICATION: Yankees\u2019 broadcast team addresses swirling cancer rumors about Paul O\u2019Neill \u2014 their statement sparks relief, backlash and a flood of emotion among fans still reeling from the shocking claims\ud83d\udc47\u201d\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"NEWS USA\",\"description\":\"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/850fd1b8bcb1d322b7f0a04b3d2f18ec\",\"name\":\"MrThanh\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8f2d90ff2a21a61a5e6bc0619622a5021fc65353885d9d7b3db1c8c7c1ca8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8f2d90ff2a21a61a5e6bc0619622a5021fc65353885d9d7b3db1c8c7c1ca8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"MrThanh\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=6\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"**\u201c\u26a1 OFFICIAL CLARIFICATION: Yankees\u2019 broadcast team addresses swirling cancer rumors about Paul O\u2019Neill \u2014 their statement sparks relief, backlash and a flood of emotion among fans still reeling from the shocking claims\ud83d\udc47\u201d - NEWS USA","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"**\u201c\u26a1 OFFICIAL CLARIFICATION: Yankees\u2019 broadcast team addresses swirling cancer rumors about Paul O\u2019Neill \u2014 their statement sparks relief, backlash and a flood of emotion among fans still reeling from the shocking claims\ud83d\udc47\u201d - NEWS USA","og_description":"New York Yankees legend Paul O'Neill is trending on social media this week for an alarming reason. O'Neill played in the MLB from 1985-2001. Although he spent nine years with the Cincinnati Reds, he's best known for his time in the Bronx. The five-time World Series champion finished his career with ...","og_url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886","og_site_name":"NEWS USA","article_published_time":"2025-11-27T10:59:47+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1080,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/avtnew.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"MrThanh","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"MrThanh","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886","name":"**\u201c\u26a1 OFFICIAL CLARIFICATION: Yankees\u2019 broadcast team addresses swirling cancer rumors about Paul O\u2019Neill \u2014 their statement sparks relief, backlash and a flood of emotion among fans still reeling from the shocking claims\ud83d\udc47\u201d - NEWS USA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/avtnew.png","datePublished":"2025-11-27T10:59:47+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-27T10:59:47+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/850fd1b8bcb1d322b7f0a04b3d2f18ec"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/avtnew.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/avtnew.png","width":1080,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125886#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"**\u201c\u26a1 OFFICIAL CLARIFICATION: Yankees\u2019 broadcast team addresses swirling cancer rumors about Paul O\u2019Neill \u2014 their statement sparks relief, backlash and a flood of emotion among fans still reeling from the shocking claims\ud83d\udc47\u201d"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/","name":"NEWS USA","description":"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/850fd1b8bcb1d322b7f0a04b3d2f18ec","name":"MrThanh","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8f2d90ff2a21a61a5e6bc0619622a5021fc65353885d9d7b3db1c8c7c1ca8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8f2d90ff2a21a61a5e6bc0619622a5021fc65353885d9d7b3db1c8c7c1ca8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"MrThanh"},"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=6"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=125886"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125899,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125886\/revisions\/125899"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/125898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=125886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=125886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=125886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}