Liam Hendriks thanks White Sox fans for his welcome return from cancer
‘I couldn’t have said F-cancer without you’: Liam Hendriks thanks White Sox fans for welcoming him back to the stadium – just FIVE MONTHS after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Liam Hendriks made his baseball comeback for the Chicago White Sox on Monday
- The 34-year-old started 2023 by announcing that he had been diagnosed with cancer
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Liam Hendriks has thanked Chicago White Sox fans for their support during his cancer treatment after making an emotional return to baseball on Monday night.
The 34-year-old was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in January, but treatment has worked – he’s already cancer-free and is now playing in MLB again.
He returned at 96 mph with his first ball early in the eighth inning, but the White Sox were beaten 6-4 by the Los Angeles Angels Monday night.
But the night belonged to Hendriks and he took to Instagram on Tuesday after pondering his return.
Liam Hendriks thanked White Sox fans for welcoming him back to baseball this week
Hendriks, 34, was diagnosed with cancer in January but has already returned
“A night to remember on the Southside,” wrote Hendriks. “Thank you to the White Sox fans for the warm welcome.”
“I couldn’t have said F Cancer without you.”
On Monday night after the game, Hendriks said of his return: “It was great to be back out there.”
“Come back, put on football boots, run out and do all that.” I felt good, I felt strong, I felt good out there.
“Unfortunately, I just couldn’t get the Two Strike pitch where I wanted to go.”
“There were some positives from a pure baseball perspective, but there were definitely some things that needed to be worked on.”
The White Sox are back in action against the Angels Tuesday night.