▁Texas ▁R angers ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁AL CS . ▁▁ ▁During ▁Spring ▁Training ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Col in ▁Curt is ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁ 6 0 - day ▁disabled ▁list ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁shoulder ▁injury . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁under w ent ▁right ▁shoulder ▁surg ery ▁and ▁missed ▁the ▁entire ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season . ▁Curt is ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Som erset ▁Patri ots ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁Curt is ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Som erset ▁Patri ots ▁of ▁the ▁independent ▁Atlantic ▁League ▁of ▁Professional ▁Baseball ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁Yan ke es . ▁He ▁has ▁not ▁played ▁professional ▁baseball ▁since ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁season . ▁ ▁Personal ▁During ▁his ▁fresh man ▁year ▁of ▁high ▁school , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 , ▁Curt is ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁test icular ▁cancer . ▁It ▁spread ▁to ▁the ▁ve ins ▁in ▁his ▁st om ach ▁and ▁around ▁his ▁l ym ph ▁nodes . ▁The ▁treatment ▁involved ▁surg ery ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁tum or ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁affected ▁ve ins ▁and ▁regular ▁blood ▁tests . ▁While ▁batt ling ▁the ▁disease , ▁fellow ▁test icular ▁cancer ▁surv iv or ▁L ance ▁Arm strong ▁gave ▁him ▁an ▁aut ograph ed ▁book . ▁ ▁References ▁