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Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco has been diagnosed with leukemia, but it hopeful about an MLB return. Carlos Carrasco has been diagnosed with leukemia, he told Dominican news channel CDN 37. The Cleveland Indians right-hander has not pitched in a game since May 30. Continue to Article

July 06, 2019 10:21:am EST

In early June the Cleveland Indians announced that starter Carlos Carrasco was “stepping away from baseball activities” and had been placed on the injured list due to “a recently diagnosed blood condition.” They provided no further detail as it is a non-baseball condition. Last night, in a snippet of an interview Carrasco gave to Frank Camilo of Dominican Republic news network CDN 37, Carrasco says that he has been diagnosed with leukemia. It's in Spanish, but in it Carrasco says that after having problems with his energy level, he underwent tests that revealed abnormally high platelet levels and was diagnosed with leukemia shortly after. Continue to Article

July 06, 2019 7:39:am EST

He's not yet retired and didn't make the All-Star team, but MLB plans to honor New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia at next week's All-Star game in Cleveland. The 19-year veteran started his career with the Cleveland Indians, where he played eight seasons, earning three All-Star nods and the 2007 AL Cy Young Award. He's made three more All-Star teams since joining the Yankees in 2009 and is expected to retire after this season. Continue to Article

July 05, 2019 4:13:pm EST

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Azarenka and Halep meet in battle of former number ones A resurgent Victoria Azarenka runs into her biggest test so far at this year's Wimbledon when she meets fellow former world number one Simona Halep on Centre Court on Friday. The pair have beaten each other twice in their careers and the last time they met was at the same venue in the round of 16 two years ago, when Romanian Halep triumphed in straight sets. Continue to Article

July 05, 2019 12:55:am EST

He last appeared in a game Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers and struck out all three batters he faced, relying on a slider that he has incorporated more this season. Of his 16 pitches in the outing, 12 were sliders. "It was definitely a pitch that was on (against the Brewers)," Garrett said afterward, according to MLB.com. Continue to Article

July 04, 2019 12:23:pm EST

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