Liam Hendriks

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2⁄3 innings. [15] After 2 starts for the Blue Jays, Hendriks was optioned back to Triple-A Buffalo on 1 June 2014. He posted a 1–0 record with a 2.31 ERA and 8 strikeouts in his 2 starts. [16] Hendriks was called up on 20 June to start against the Cincinnati Reds, and was sent back down to Buffalo the following day after he pitched only 12⁄3 innings and surrendered 6 earned runs. [17] Hendriks was named as the starter for the International League in the Triple-A All-Star Game after posting a 7–1 record with a 2.19 ERA in 16 starts. [7] In being named the starter, he became only the fourth pitcher from the Bisons to start the All-Star Game. [18] Hendriks was named the Top Star of the game. [7]

Kansas City Royals

On 28 July 2014, Hendriks, along with Erik Kratz, was traded to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Danny Valencia. [19] He was recalled from the Omaha Storm Chasers on 27 August to make a start for the Royals against his former team, the Twins. [20] He was designated for assignment on 24 October when Moises Sierra was claimed on waivers. [21]

Second stint with the Blue Jays

On 30 October 2014, Hendriks was traded back to the Toronto Blue Jays for Santiago Nessy. [22] Hendriks pitched exclusively out of the bullpen in 2015, and appeared in a career-high 58 games. He would pitch to a 5–0 record, 2.92 ERA, and 71 strikeouts in 642⁄3 innings. [23] In the playoffs, Hendriks broke an 85-year-old record in Game Four of the 2015 American League Championship Series on 21 October 2015. After starter R. A. Dickey gave up five runs, Hendriks entered in as the long reliever and pitched 41⁄3 scoreless innings from the second to the sixth and finished with 13 outs from 12 batters faced, breaking the playoff record for more-outs-than-batters-faced performances. Jim Lindsey previously held the mark with eight outs from seven batters faced in 1930, while playing for the St. Louis Cardinals. [24] Hendriks was pulled in the seventh inning in what was a criticized move and relievers LaTroy Hawkins and Ryan Tepera surrendered seven runs, and with the bullpen depleted at that point, position player Cliff Pennington pitched the final outs as the Blue Jays lost 14-2. For his record-breaking performance in the ALCS, Hendriks was named the Male Player of the Year by Baseball Australia, [25] and a finalist for the Western Australian Sports Star of the Year. [26]

Oakland Athletics

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Hendriks in 2016

On 20 November 2015, the Blue Jays traded Hendriks to the Oakland Athletics for Jesse Chavez. [27] Hendriks finished the 2016 season with a 3.76 ERA and 0–4 record, pitching 64+2⁄3 innings in 53 appearances. [28] In 2017, he pitched 64 innings in 70 appearances with a 4–2 record and 4.22 ERA. [28]

Hendriks was designated for assignment on 25 June 2018, and sent outright to Triple-A Nashville. [28] He was called up to the major league club on 1 September 2018. [29] During the regular season, Hendriks appeared in 25 games with Oakland, pitching 24 innings with a 0–1 record and 4.13 ERA. [28] The Athletics used Hendriks as their opener in the 2018 American League Wild Card Game, [30] becoming the first Australian born player ever to start an MLB postseason game.

In 2019, Hendriks took over as the Athletics' closer after an injury to Blake Treinen and made his first career All-Star Game, as a replacement for Charlie Morton. [31] He also earned the inaugural All-MLB Second team honors. Hendriks enjoyed the best season of his career, finishing with a record of 4-4 with an ERA of 1.80 in 75 games, including 2 starts. He also recorded 25 saves while striking out 124 batters in 85 innings. In 2020, Hendriks continued his dominance from 2019, finishing with a 3-1 record with an ERA of 1.78 in 24 games. He recorded 14 saves and 37 strikeouts in 25+1⁄3 innings. In the postseason, Hendriks was 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA against the Chicago White Sox in the 2020 ALWCS & Houston Astros in the 2020 ALDS.

Chicago White Sox

On 11 January 2021, Hendriks signed a three year, $54 million deal with the Chicago White Sox, [32] with a club option for a fourth year. [33] Hendriks was named the AL Reliever of the Month for May and September; he previously received the award twice while with Oakland. [34]

Hendriks earned the save in the 2021 All-Star Game at Coors Field in Denver, won 5-2 by the American League. Entering the game in the bottom of the ninth inning, Hendriks gave up two hits and struck out one, allowing no runs, all while he was being mic'd up by Fox, who were broadcasting the game.

On 12 August 2021, Hendriks was the first winning pitcher in Iowa during the Field of Dreams game despite blowing a save opportunity when the White Sox were up 7-4 in the top of the ninth. With two outs, Hendriks allowed four runs by giving up a pair of two-run home runs to New York Yankees batters Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton to give the Yankees an 8-7 lead. Fortunately for Hendriks, he was still able to get the win due to Tim Anderson hitting a two-run, walk-off home run to give the White Sox a 9-8 win. Overall in 2021, Hendriks appeared in 69 games while recording an American League-leading 38 saves and having a record of 8-3. He also had an ERA of 2.54 in 71 innings and led all MLB relievers in strikeouts with 113. Hendriks won the Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year Award for the second year in a row, becoming the second White Sox pitcher in history to win Reliever of the Year, joining Bobby Thigpen.

In 2022, Hendriks struggled to start the season. In the first game of the season against the Tigers with the White Sox up 4–3, Hendriks allowed a game-tying homerun to Eric Haase with one out in the bottom of the ninth, giving him a blown save. Hendriks then gave up a walk-off RBI single with two outs to Javier Baez, thus incurring the loss. Hendriks had an ERA of 5.40 in the month of April, but was able to turn it around as the season went on. But on 14 June, Hendriks would be placed on the IL with a right forearm strain. [35] Hendriks came back on the Fourth of July and pitched his first game since 10 June on the same day against the Minnesota Twins, where he pitched in the eighth inning and struck out the side in 14 pitches. Hendriks made his third All-Star game appearance that season. He pitched a third of the eighth inning, inducing Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud to pop out to Seattle Mariners rookie center fielder Julio Rodríguez. Hendriks was also mic'd up by Fox, who were broadcasting the game, and was yelling at Rodríguez to throw the ball back to him, even with Rodríguez pretending to throw the ball to a fan in the stands before throwing the ball back to Hendriks. Overall, Hendriks had a 4–4 record in 58 games with an ERA of 2.81 in 57.2 innings while striking out 85 batters and made 37 saves.

Hendriks started the 2023 season on the Injured List while recovering from cancer treatment. He made his 2023 debut on 29 May 2023, in the eighth inning against the Angels and proceeded to give up two runs. Hendriks managed to make five game appearances before being added to the Injured List for elbow inflammation on 11 June. During that five game stint he compiled a 5.40 ERA, two wins, and one save. On 2 August, it was announced that Hendriks had undergone Tommy John surgery and would miss the remainder of the season. [36] He became a free agent after the season, when the Sox declined their club option.

Boston Red Sox

Prior to the 2024 season, Hendriks set a deadline of February 15 to sign with a team, otherwise he would remain a free agent and wait to sign until he was closer to recovering from surgery. [37] Hendriks was in negotiation with a number of teams during the off season and ultimately agreed to terms with the Boston Red Sox. On February 20, 2024, the Boston Red Sox, announced that they had signed Hendriks to a two-year, $10 million contract. [38] He began the season on the 60-day injured list with the Red Sox. [39]

International career

Australian Baseball League

In 2008 Hendriks pitched for Perth Heat in their successful Australian Claxton Shield series and went 3–0 with a 1.90 ERA and 25 strikeouts, a competition high. He was named Rookie of the Year for that season.

Liam returned for the Heat in the inaugural season of the Australian Baseball League. After starting the season posting seven scoreless innings over three outings, Hendriks endured a rough second half, ending up 1-4 with a 6.49 ERA in eight total games. He is yet to return to his native league through the 2020-21 season.

World Baseball Classic

Hendriks underwent back surgery that prevented him from playing in the minors in the 2008 season, but made the 2009 World Baseball Classic roster, the youngest Australian player in the Classic.[ citation needed ]

On 9 February 2017, he was selected for the 2017 World Baseball Classic, [40] but opted not to participate in the first round, where Australia were eventually knocked out. [41]

Personal life

Hendriks married his wife Kristi in 2013. [42] Through his wife, Hendriks became a Montreal Canadiens fan, saying in an interview with NHL Network in 2020 that he's "watched every game" and has "embraced the Habs lifestyle". [43] He also supports North Melbourne Football Club. [44]

On 8 January 2023, Hendriks announced that he had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and was beginning treatment. [45] On 5 April, Hendriks announced on his Instagram that he has finished chemotherapy. [46] On 20 April 2023, he announced that he is cancer free. [47]

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Liam Hendriks
Liam Hendriks on the mound during a simulated game, July 19, 2023 (cropped).jpg
Hendriks with the White Sox in 2023
Boston Red Sox – No. 31
Pitcher
Born: (1989-02-10) 10 February 1989 (age 35)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
6 September 2011, for the Minnesota Twins


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