Colorado Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis was recently diagnosed with testicular cancer, according to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick.
Bettis had to have a testicle removed, but the surgeon doesn't believe the cancer spread beyond that, the pitcher said in a statement released to ESPN via his agent. Bettis expects to be ready to report to spring training with the Rockies in February. More from Bettis, via Crasnick:
“I was completely caught off guard by my diagnosis, but have subsequently found that the vast majority of cases occur in men 20 to 40 years of age, and that the survival rate is 99 percent when contained and caught early.