GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Whenever he reaches into his glove for a baseball, Carlos Carrasco sees an image of triumph from a season of trials. Stamped in the pocket of his red Wilson A2000, model B125, is an imprint of himself from Sept. 22, pumping his right fist and roaring on his way to a win in the Cleveland Indians’ final home game.

“I went in in the fifth inning, just trying to get an out, because there was a runner on third base,” Carrasco explained on Tuesday. “I just tried to get a ground ball, and that’s what I did. That’s one of the moments that I feel: ‘This is going on my glove.’”

Carrasco took that glove to the mound on Tuesday at Goodyear Ballpark for his first start since last May, just before he learned the reason for his persistent fatigue: chronic myeloid leukemia. He made 11 relief outings last September after fighting the disease for three months, a stretch that included a stirring on-field tribute at the All-Star Game in Cleveland.

Carrasco, who turns 33 this month, has the longest tenure of any player on the Indians. He arrived as a prospect in July 2009 — when Cleveland traded the ace starter Cliff Lee to Philadelphia — and has been a steady presence on a team that often struggles to keep its stars. He stayed around last summer, too.