{"id":41,"date":"2026-07-05T00:27:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T19:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41"},"modified":"2026-07-05T00:27:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T19:27:34","slug":"mets-all-star-ron-hunt-in-hospice-care-with-multiple-illnesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41","title":{"rendered":"Mets All-Star Ron Hunt in hospice care with multiple illnesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>Ron Hunt, the first Mets player to start an All-Star Game, is in hospice in St. Louis while suffering 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He needs our support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, it was revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2018\/11\/15\/beloved-mets-hard-nosed-play-has-turned-into-a-hard-life-from-beanings-to-parkinsons\/\">Hunt was dealing with Parkinson\u2019s disease<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ron Hunt, the first Mets player to start an All-Star Game, is in hospice in St. Louis while suffering from multiple illnesses. 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