CLEVELAND, OH. (THECOUNT) — Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland Indians starting pitcher, has been diagnosed with leukemia, according to an interview he gave with Dominican Republic press.
Carrasco, 32, had been placed on the injured list due to a blood condition last month.
At that time the team said he was stepping away from baseball activities to explore treatment and recovery options.
Leukemia is cancer of the body’s blood-forming tissues, including the bone marrow and the lymphatic system.
Carrasco said the condition is currently “under control,” reports Fox8.
Carlos Carrasco (baseball) Carlos Luis Carrasco (born March 21, 1987) is a Venezuelan-born American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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