Liam Hendriks is formally returning to the majors, because the White Sox introduced (through a welcome-back video on their crew Twitter feed) that the nearer can be activated from the 15-day injured checklist on Monday previous to their recreation with the Angels.
Hendriks introduced in January that he was beginning therapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, however after ending that therapy in early April, he fortunately introduced a cancer-free analysis simply over a month in the past.
Hendriks threw six Triple-A rehab outings earlier this month, and has additionally been throwing bullpens and stay BP periods to proceed build up his arm energy.
Experiences surfaced Saturday that Hendriks gave the impression to be nearing his return date, and the choice was made that the nearer was able to once more face Main League hitters.
It’s nice information throughout that Hendriks has been capable of emerge from his well being scare, and now appears to be like to get again onto the mound for what can be his thirteenth MLB marketing campaign.
It stays to be seen if Hendriks can be eased into motion or whether or not or not he’ll be instantly capable of pitch at his ordinary elite degree, however even off the sphere, his return is a gigantic carry to the White Sox clubhouse, as Hendriks is a beloved determine each with teammates and together with his friends all through baseball.
Sticking simply to on-field issues, it’ll naturally assist Chicago’s struggling bullpen to regain a prime nearer.
Hendriks has three All-Star appearances and two top-nine AL Cy Younger finishes within the final 4 seasons, racking up 114 saves for the A’s and White Sox in that point.
2023 is technically the ultimate assured yr of Hendriks’ three-year, $54M free agent take care of the Sox, however the White Sox have a $15M membership choice and a $15M buyout on his providers for the 2024 season, so it might seem as if Hendriks can be retained for one more yr.
A commerce may change issues, however whereas the White Sox fell to 22-33 after immediately’s loss to the Tigers, the membership has considerably stabilized issues after their dreadful 7-20 April file.
Nobody participant can flip issues round for a crew, however getting Hendriks again ought to assist the Sox attempt to get again into rivalry within the weak AL Central.
