It was an emotional return for Bettis who admitted that he fought back tears. He told reporters, “So many emotions. I was trying to get them under control. It was taking much longer than what was expected.” He shared his gratitude on his Instagram page.

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MLB teams and players welcomed Bettis back, showing that baseball is just one big family at the end of the day.
THE ONLY SCORE THAT MATTERS TONIGHT
Chad Bettis: ☝️
Cancer: 0 pic.twitter.com/Y4wV3JDAi9— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) August 15, 2017
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) August 15, 2017
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) August 15, 2017
You know it! #BiggerThanBaseball pic.twitter.com/tyUJSVbbgX
— New York Mets (@Mets) August 15, 2017
💜💜💜 pic.twitter.com/eK4KXjJE9s
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) August 15, 2017
Great to see you again. #TogetherForBettis ❤️💜 pic.twitter.com/6l00XEV5Zm
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) August 15, 2017
Pumped for @cbettis35. Idk him personally but cool to see him back on the hill tonight. Good luck
— andrew mccutchen (@TheCUTCH22) August 14, 2017
Excited that I get to see @cbettis35 back out on the mound today. #KCancer #TogetherForBettis #RivalsOnTheFieldButTeammatesInTheFight pic.twitter.com/gHNSRxhTEX
— Jason Motte (@JMotte30) August 14, 2017
Ready to watch @cbettis35 return to a big league mound, right back where you belong brother! Never a doubt you would be back this year!
— Jameson Taillon (@JTaillon50) August 15, 2017
#TogetherForBettis pic.twitter.com/JE0LnhSRqR
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) August 15, 2017