SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Colorado Rockies right-hander Chad Bettis is taking a break from baseball to undergo chemotherapy after discovering that his testicular cancer has spread.
The Rockies said Bettis, who had a testicle removed Nov. 29, would undergo cancer treatment "over the next several weeks" in Arizona. There is no timetable for his return.
"It's on the backburner now. I've got to get this beat and get it out of me," Bettis said Friday. "But it's also what's still driving me, to get back out there optimistically this year. We'll see how everything goes and go from there.