All-Star pitcher, who got Tommy John surgery shortly after battling cancer, activated off injured list

The past 2 years person been a roller coaster for Liam Hendriks, but he's backmost connected apical of it now.

Hendriks, who has not pitched successful astir 2 years, has been activated disconnected the injured list, arsenic his Tommy John rehab is yet complete.

The Australian had country successful the summertime of 2023, and portion there's ne'er an perfect clip for specified an injury, luck simply was not connected Hendriks' side.

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Boston Red Sox Liam Hendriks (31) pitching during the 3rd inning of their crippled against the New York Mets astatine JetBlue Park astatine Fenway South. (Chris Tilley-Imagn Images)

Hendriks' 2023 debut was postponed arsenic helium battled non-Hodgkin lymphoma earlier that year. He did not made his play debut until May 29, but appeared successful conscionable 5 games earlier going nether the knife. The country caused him to miss the remainder of that play and each of past year.

Now with the Boston Red Sox, Hendriks volition marque his long-awaited instrumentality to the bump.

Hendriks appeared successful outpouring training, but limb soreness kept him connected the IL to statesman the season. He tried to marque a comeback past year, but helium suffered a setback that outgo him late.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks (31) is interviewed anterior to the crippled against the Kansas City Royals astatine Kauffman Stadium.  (William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports)

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Before the injury, Hendriks had go 1 of the astir salient closers successful each of baseball, starring the majors with 38 saves successful 2021 with the Chicago White Sox.

Hendriks went to three-consecutive All-Star Games from 2019 to 2022 (there was nary midsummer classical successful 2020).

The pitcher owns a beingness 3.82 ERA, but that's inflated from his early-career struggles. From his rookie twelvemonth successful 2011 done 2014, Hendriks struggled arsenic a starter and owned a 5.92 ERA.

But thing clicked aft helium became a full-time reliever with the Toronto Blue Jays successful 2015, arsenic helium owned a 2.92 ERA successful 54 outings retired of the bullpen.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks (31) during the archetypal time of Spring Training connected Feb 12, 2025 successful Lee County, FL. (Chris Tilley-Imagn Images)

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Then, implicit his adjacent 8 seasons with the Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox, helium proved that the 2015 was nary fluke, arsenic he's owned a 2.97 ERA since.

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