▁December ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Car ras co ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁extension ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 2 ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁club ▁option ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 3 ▁season . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Car ras co ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 0 - day ▁injured ▁list , ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁" di agn osed ▁with ▁a ▁blood ▁condition ." ▁He ▁subsequently ▁spent ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁June ▁on ▁the ▁injured ▁list . ▁On ▁July ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Car ras co ▁revealed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁le uk emia . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Car ras co ▁was ▁activ ated ▁from ▁the ▁IL . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁appearance ▁since ▁his ▁diagn osis , ▁pitch ing ▁an ▁in ning ▁in ▁relief ▁against ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁R ays . ▁Car ras co ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁AL ▁Com eb ack ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Car ras co ▁shared ▁in ▁a ▁Play ers ' ▁Trib une ▁article ▁some ▁rather ▁unusual ▁experiences ▁during ▁his ▁early ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁spring ▁training , ▁he ▁a te ▁Dom ino ' s ▁P izza ▁every ▁day ▁for ▁ 9 0 ▁consecutive ▁days , ▁because ▁" it ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁thing ▁I