Liam Hendriks returned to Baseball in 2023 a cancer diagnosis just to be sidelined by five games on his return due to Tommy John surgery.
SATURDAY, The Boston Red Sox activated Hendriks From the injured list, and he joined the list of large leagues. His next appearance will be his first since June 9, 2023.
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Hendriks, 36 Hendriks announced that he had received a non -Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosis And underwent treatment before the MLB season.
Liam Hendriks is planned for its first MLB appearance since 2023. (Maddie Malhotra / Boston Red Sox / Getty Images)
(Maddie Malhotra / Boston Red Sox via Getty Images)
He underwent his latest chemotherapy treatment in April and announced His cancer was in remission. Less than five months after announcing his diagnosis, Hendriks, remarkably, returned to MLB during an emergency appearance of May 29 for the White Sox. It was greeted by an exciting ovation of the Chicago crowd.
But his return to baseball was brief. Hendriks had trouble in five appearances until June 9 when the speed of his quick ball dropped by 2.2 MPH from 2022. He was placed on the injured list with an inflammation of the elbow on June 12. In August 2023, the White Sox announced Hendriks had undergone Tommy John surgery.
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Hendriks has not played in major leagues since.
He Signed a $ 10 million contact over two years with the Red Sox In 2024 with a declared desire to return to the field to the commercial deadline of last season. But he did not play in 2024. Now he was cleared and will carry his old White Sox n ° 31 in Boston.
“It was a long and difficult trip to get here, but now I'm here,” said Hendriks, by mlb.com “I can play and go there and do what these guys pay me to do.”
Hendriks launched for the Red Sox in training in the spring and made three rehabilitation appearances from between Double-A Portland and Triple-A Worcester.
In 13 MLB seasons passed mainly in relief, Hendriks has an MPM of 3.82 and 1.195 whip with 727 sticks to the stick and 159 steps in 650 sleeves launched. He will now seek to contribute to a team of 11-10 Red Sox which has been asking for his first appearance in the playoffs since 2021.
