Kyle Hendricks

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7+1⁄3 innings facing the minimum in the clinching game to send the Cubs to their first World Series since 1945. The Cubs won the 2016 World Series over the Cleveland Indians, with Hendricks as the starting pitcher in Games 3 and 7, giving them their first title in 108 years. [23]

2017

On June 8, 2017, Hendricks was placed on the 10-day disabled list (transaction retroactive three days prior) due to middle finger tendon inflammation in his right hand. [24]

He finished the season with a 7–5 record and a 3.03 ERA over 139.2 innings. He tied for the major league lead in pickoffs, with seven, while allowing 13 stolen bases and having four caught stealing. [25] Hendricks pitched Games 1 and 5 of the NLDS, and Game 3 of the NLCS. Across the three games, he was 1–1 with a 3.94 ERA in a combined 17 innings.[ citation needed ]

2018

In 2018, he was 14–11 with a 3.44 ERA [26] and led all major league pitchers in changeup percentage (30.7%). [27] He was the losing pitcher in the NL Wild Card Game, giving up three straight hits and one run in the 13th inning against the Colorado Rockies. [28]

2019

On March 26, 2019, Hendricks and the Cubs agreed to a four-year contract extension through the 2023 season with a vesting option for the 2024 season. [29] Hendricks picked up his first career Maddux with an 81-pitch victory over the Cardinals on May 3. Hendricks, who was already aware of the term, stated, "Lucky I got one. Every time I go out there, I'm trying to get early contact and get early outs. When it happens to go this way, you can say, 'Look, I did it!'" [30]

He finished the season with an 11–10 record with a 3.46 ERA across 177 innings, with the lowest BB/9 rate he had up to this point in his career.

2020

On July 24, 2020, Hendricks pitched a complete-game shutout in the Cubs' season opener versus the Brewers, only throwing 103 pitches with three hits allowed, nine strikeouts, and no walks. [31] It was the first Opening Day shutout by a Cubs pitcher since Bill Bonham in 1974, and the first Opening Day shutout in MLB since Clayton Kershaw in 2013. [32]

In 2020 he was 6–5 with a 2.88 ERA. [33] He led the NL in fewest walks per 9 IP (0.885), and in strikeout/walk ratio (8.000), and was eighth in losses. [34] Hendricks also finished ninth in Cy Young voting, tying Zac Gallen and Clayton Kershaw in the process. [35]

2021

On April 18, 2021, in a game against the Atlanta Braves, Hendricks allowed home runs to Freddie Freeman, Travis d'Arnaud, Ehire Adrianza, and Guillermo Heredia all in the first inning, becoming the first pitcher in Cubs history to allow four home runs in the first inning, and only the ninth player in history to accomplish the feat. [36] He finished the 2021 season with a 14–7 record, a 4.77 ERA and an MLB-leading 200 hits allowed.

2022

In 16 starts for Chicago in 2022, Hendricks registered a 4–6 record and 4.80 ERA with 66 strikeouts in 84+1⁄3 innings pitched. His last start was made on July 5, after which it was discovered that he suffered a capsular tear in his shoulder and would miss the remainder of the season. [37]

2023

Hendricks returned from his injury to make 24 starts for Chicago in 2023. Spanning 137 innings, he compiled a 6–8 record and 3.74 ERA with 93 strikeouts. [38]

2024

The highest ERA by a Cub in his first five starts of a season was set by Hendricks at the start of the 2024 season with a 12.00 ERA. [39] After continued struggles, Hendricks was moved to the bullpen on May 21, 2024. [40] In 29 total games (24 starts) for the Cubs in 2024, he compiled a 4–12 record and 5.92 ERA with 87 strikeouts across 130+2⁄3 innings pitched. On October 31, Hendricks elected to become a free agent. [41]

Los Angeles Angels

2025

On November 6, 2024, Hendricks signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels. [42]

Personal life

Hendricks grew up in San Juan Capistrano, California. [43] His father, John, is a golf pro; his mother, Ann Marie, is a medical management consultant. [43] He earned his bachelor's degree in economics from Dartmouth College in December 2013, after completing his coursework in the winter of 2012 and fall of 2013. [4] Hendricks is nicknamed "The Professor" by his teammates and fans. The nickname is not only a reference to Hendricks's Ivy League education, but also an homage to Greg Maddux, who also sported the same nickname. [44] Hendricks chose "Hendo" as his nickname for the Players Weekend during the 2017 season. [45]

Hendricks married longtime girlfriend Emma Cain in November 2017. [46]

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Kyle Hendricks
Kyle Hendricks first inning Game 7 2016 World Series (Cropped).jpg
Hendricks with the Chicago Cubs in 2016
Los Angeles Angels
Pitcher
Born: (1989-12-07) December 7, 1989 (age 34)
Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 10, 2014, for the Chicago Cubs
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