Colorado Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis has been diagnosed with testicular cancer and underwent surgery to have one of his testicles removed in late November, 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 Colorados 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. The following Monday, I was diagnosed with testicular cancer and had one of my testicles removed the next day, on Tuesday, November 29.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. This only reinforces my belief that each of us needs to be totally in tune with our own physical health, and that taking action sooner than later when we feel like something is off can sometimes literally be the difference between life and death.The surgeon is very confident that the cancer was isolated and has not spread and that my ability to have children should not be affected. The Rockies and the MLBPA have been great, and I truly appreciate the care and support shown by [general manager] Jeff Bridich to both me and my family.My understanding is that I will be physically ready to have a normal spring training, and I greatly look forward to the upcoming season. I thank my friends and family for their love and kindness and ask that privacy be shown to both my wife and myself until spring training begins.Bettis, 27, was selected by Colorado in the second round of the 2010 first-year player draft out of Texas Tech. He made his major league debut in 2013 after missing the entire 2012 season with a shoulder injury.Bettis went 14-8 with a 4.79 ERA in 32 starts this season and led the Colorado staff with 186 innings pitched. The Rockies won his last nine starts at Coors Field after June 9. http://www.giantsrookiestore.com/Giants-Landon-Collins-Jersey/ . You can watch the game live on TSN at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. The Flyers had won seven of eight before dropping their last two outings on consecutive days over the weekend. 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The scientists believe the small earthquake during a Marshawn Lynch touchdown was likely greater than Lynchs famous "beast quake" touchdown run three years ago, which also came against New Orleans during a playoff game. http://www.giantsrookiestore.com/Giants-Eli-Manning-Jersey/ . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. NEW YORK -- Jason Hammel gave up a second-inning home run to James Loney and to his next batter, Asdrubal Cabrera.He allowed long balls to Brandon Nimmo in the fourth and Yoenis Cespedes and Cabrera in the fifth, too.Always trying to get to new levels in your career, set career highs, so I got a couple of those taken care of tonight, Hammel said Friday night after the Chicago Cubs 10-2 loss to the New York Mets. Ill just let this one disappear.Hammel (7-5) was tagged for career highs of 10 runs and five homers, giving up nine hits in four-plus innings as his ERA rose from 2.58 to 3.45. He tied the Cubs record for home runs allowed in a single game.He was throwing his fastball, but it was not going where he wanted it to, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. And they werent missing it.Hammel is 0-4 in five starts since a win June 4 over Arizona.Im almost at a loss for words just because of how bad it was, Hammel said.Chicago (51-28) still has the best winning percentage in the major leagues at .646, but the Cubs can be matched Saturday if they lose and Texas (52-29) wins. The Cubs have lost eight of their last 12 games, including the first two in the four-game series against the Mets.Honestly, its kind of difficult to maintain that .700 pace everybody keeps talking about, Maddon said before the game. Im just looking about winning series.Loney and Cabrera hit consecutive homers in the second, just before a 68-minute rain delay, and Cabrera hit a two-run drive in the fifth, shortly after Yoenis Cespedes solo shot. Nimmos first big league homer, a three-run drive, extended the lead to 7-1. New York hit five homers at home for the first time in 16 years.Jaacob deGrom (4-4) allowed one run and three hits in five-plus innings, leaving after the third delay -- which brought the total to 1 hour, 19 minutes in a game that ended at 12:05 a.ddddddddddddm. He had been 0-4 since beating San Francisco on April 30 despite a 3.13 ERA over that 10-start span. The Mets had scored three runs in his previous five outings.Kris Bryant homered for the second straight night, sending his NL-high 23rd of the season into the second deck in left. He has six homers in his last eight games.Maddon looked ahead to the next two games. Jake Arrieta starts Saturday against Bartolo Colon, and Jon Lester goes Sunday versus Noah Syndergaard.Weve got a chance to split the series. Weve got two good pitchers coming up, Maddon said. Honestly, regardless of what happened tonight, I would prefer that over playing two tomorrow, the day game on Sunday and the three day games to follow. It didnt turn out well wins and losses, but, nevertheless, we fought through it and now we have a chance to split.TRAINERS ROOMCubs: RHP Adam Warren, who pitched five innings for Triple-A Iowa on Thursday, probably will make a spot start during the series against Cincinnati that starts Monday at Wrigley Field. ... INF Tommy La Stella (strained right hamstring) could finish his rehab stint in Iowa and rejoin the Cubs this weekend. ... CF Dexter Fowler (right hamstring) wont be ready to be activated when he is eligible Monday.UP NEXTIn his last start, Arrieta (12-2) allowed a season-high five runs in an 11-8 win over Cincinnati. 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