. >> reporter: that was 2011 at sierra college in rockland. thought then was plantar fascitis in his left foot but it wasn't. >> i got a phone call from my doctor who removed the cyst out of my heel telling me it was synovial sarcoma a rare cancer in young men. you get a call like that it's heart dropping. i was worried more about my baseball career than my health. >> reporter: the process was 7 months of radiation, 10 months on crutches. he was lurky to avoid chemotherapy. -- he was lucky to avoid chemotherapy. it cost him a year of baseball. it could have cost the sacramento native more. and he knows it. >> it's just something i had to deal with. i'm happy back with the guys. i love this game. so i like to, you know, keep on going as long as i can, you know? >> garcia's mother is also a cancer survivor. so as we say, an inspiration to everyone. >> absolutely. >> good night. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com ,, ,,,,,,,,,, female announcer: time is running out to get the hottest deal on a new mattress. sleep train's 4t