Adam Cairns / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Former Prospect Gets MLB Call Three Years After Cancer Diagnosis

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Eric W. Bolin | Last updated May 24, 2025 6:09 PM ET

Nic Enright's odds of making the major leagues were always long. A 20th-round draft pick of the then-Cleveland Indians in 2019, Enright would join only one other player who signed out of the round that year to play at baseball's highest level.

But even that isn't the biggest obstacle he's overcome.

Enright was diagnosed with diagnosed with Stage II nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma in December 2022. The Miami Marlins had just picked him up via the Rule 5 Draft weeks before.

Enright barely missed any time as fought the disease, in help from a former Cleveland pitcher: Carlos Carrasco. Carrasco was diagnosed with leukemia in 2019.

“It’s very easy to kind of sit there [after being diagnosed] and feel very ‘woe is me’ and all that kind of stuff,” Enright told The Athletic. “But [Carrasco] helped get me on the path of, ‘Hey, I might have cancer, but cancer doesn't have me. I'm going to live my life as much as I can, do as much as I can.’”

Now, Enright will get a chance for his baseball dream, as Cleveland called the right-hander up to the big leagues Saturday.

Enright was returned to the organization by the Marlins in the 2023 season. He pitched well in 2024, to the tune of 1.06 earned-run average. But shoulder troubles kept the Guardians from bringing him up, then.

This year, Enright carried 2.00 ERA in Triple-A Columbus and when reliever Hunter Gaddis went on the bereavement list, Cleveland made the call.

The 28-year-old will be in the bullpen Saturday against the Detroit Tigers.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

More must-reads: