Colorado Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis released a statement through his agent on Monday that said he was diagnosed with testicular cancer and had a testicle removed during surgery in November, via Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com.
The pitcher is expected to make a full recovery and will even be ready to report to spring training in February, via Crasnick.
Bettis said he was caught off-guard by the diagnosis and thanked the Rockies and the Major League Baseball Players' Association for their support as he recovers.
Bettis started 32 games for the Rockies in 2016 and finished with a 4.