Indians' Carrasco Being Treated for Leukemia

ESPN News Services

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco says he is being treated for leukemia, and he says it's going to make him stronger than he was before.

Carrasco, 32, made the revelation to a TV station while on a visit to a hospital in the Dominican Republic. He remains positive about his prognosis -- saying the condition is "under control" -- and said he'll be back with the team "at the end of July.''

Later Saturday afternoon, in a video posted on the Indians' Twitter account, Carrasco said a blood test after a spring training physical prompted some concern, and he was diagnosed with leukemia in May.

"I never thought that I would have something like this, because I play baseball, I'm like super healthy or something like that," Carrasco said in the video. "But you never know what's going on inside your body.

"When I found out, it made me even stronger, then I push myself to work through this. Then I have a lot of people behind me, helping me, especially my teammates and family."

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