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Report: Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco will return to Tribe Sunday after cancer diagnosis

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FILE - In this May 30, 2019 file photo, Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco looks to the field from the dugout during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago. Carrasco is being treated for leukemia. He made the revelation to a TV station in the Dominican Republic, where he was visiting a hospital. Carrasco, who was diagnosed in June, 2019 remains positive about his prognosis and believes he will pitch again this season. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
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CLEVELAND — Cleveland Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco will return to the Tribe on Sunday.

Tribe coach Terry Francona confirmed the news to MLB Network's Radio Sirius XM station.

Francona said if all goes well, Carrasco will be coming out of the bullpen.

Carrasco has not played in a major league game since he was diagnosed with Leukemia.

RELATED: How Carlos Carrasco is fighting his way back to the Tribe

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