Cleveland's Carlos Carrasco reveals he's battling leukemia

[Auggie]

Indians right-hander Carlos Carrasco told television network CDN 37 in the Dominican Republic on Friday that he has leukemia.

“At the end of May, they shut me down because they saw something wrong with my blood," Carrasco said in Spanish on CDN 37. "The doctors got a little worried and they sent me for a blood test, another blood test. The blood levels were off, the platelets were really high. The following week, my wife and I went to the hospital, and they told us I have leukemia. That’s one of the reasons why I’m not playing right now, but I’ll be back at the end of July.”

Carrasco, however, did not specify if his return at the end of July would be back with the big league club or the start of a rehab assignment.

The Indians announced in early June that Carrasco, 32, had been feeling lethargic and was taking a leave of absence from the club after being diagnosed with a blood condition. The Indians said he would be "stepping away from baseball activities to explore the optimal treatment and recovery options."

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32 years old ... damn.

[we can do it]

1. 😥

[marble falls]

2. My prayers are with him and his family. Prayers do work, they're working for me.

[luvs2sing]

3. My favorite player..

And being the spouse of someone with blood cancer, I quickly read between the very vague lines and was not surprised by this diagnosis. If he is to return by the end of July, it probably means he started treatment in May, while he was still pitching (wow..), and took the leave of absence in June at the halfway point, when his blood and energy levels would have been at their worst. I imagine he has completed an eight-week regimen and is feeling well again and ready to go. And I can’t sit to see him on the mound again but, more importantly, healthy again.

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