Colorado Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis has been diagnosed with testicular cancer and underwent surgery in late November to have one of his testicles removed, he said in a statement to ESPN on Monday night.
Bettis, 27, said he expects to make a full recovery, and will be ready to report for spring training in Arizona in February and be part of Colorado's starting rotation in 2017.
"During an appointment in November, my doctor noticed an abnormality and ordered further tests and advanced blood work," Bettis said in a statement released through his agent, Matt Sosnick.