Gary Carter has brain tumor

Former Mets catcher and World Series Champion Gary Carter is now in a fight for his life.

An MRI on Friday revealed that Carter has four small tumors inside of his brain, but doctors are not sure if they are malignant. He will have further research done on the tumors later this week. According to reports, the Hall of Famer has complained of headaches and forgetfulness.

This is a terrible news. Carter is one of the faces of the Mets franchise, and also the lone face of the Montreal Expos. In 1985, Carter came over to New York from Montreal and helped ignite the turnaround that led to the Mets 1986 World Championship.

Carter has drawn the ire of the Wilpon family in recent years with consistent requests to manage the team when they were tossing around the idea of firing both Willie Randolph and Jerry Manuel.

Carter has managed on the minor league level, but has yet to get that chance in the majors. Hopefully he can get through this moment in his life and get that opportunity one day.