FORT MYERS, Fla. — Liam Hendriks is still with the Sox, but the color will be changing.
Hendriks, a 13-year veteran reliever, is leaving the White Sox after three seasons to join the Boston Red Sox, according to a Boston Herald report. A Red Sox source confirmed to the Herald that Hendriks will join the team on a two-year, $10 million deal, pending a physical, with a mutual option for a third season.
The Red Sox made the addition to their bullpen Monday morning before their first full-squad workout of spring training, the Herald reports.
Hendriks, 35, has a 3.82 ERA and 116 saves, with a WHIP of 1.195 and 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings, spanning 13 seasons with five teams, all in the American League. He’s a three-time All-Star.
Hendriks signed with the White Sox in free agency prior to the 2021 season and was named an All-Star with the club in both 2021 and 2022.
In January 2023, Hendriks announced he had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He began treatment and made a remarkable comeback, returning to the mound cancer-free by late May. Hendriks was named the 2023 AL Comeback Player of the Year.
However, the White Sox declined a team option Hendriks’ contract after the season, making him a free agent.
Hendriks finished his White Sox tenure with a 14-7 record, 76 saves, a 0.875 WHIP and 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings. He made 132 appearances and worked 133.2 innings for the South Siders.
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