{"id":42577,"date":"2025-04-20T07:54:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T07:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42577"},"modified":"2025-04-20T07:54:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T07:54:04","slug":"red-sox-finally-activate-fan-favorite-reliever-after-extended-surgery-rehab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42577","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox finally activate fan favorite reliever after extended surgery rehab"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Atlanta Braves v Boston Red Sox\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_157,w_4526,h_2545\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01js7cjp4trh26wwnw2h.jpg\" alt=\"Atlanta Braves v Boston Red Sox\" width=\"4526\" height=\"2545\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Atlanta Braves v Boston Red Sox\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Atlanta Braves v Boston Red Sox | Maddie Malhotra\/Boston Red Sox\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"hidden md:block md:mx-4 hidden md:block\" data-testid=\"share-menu\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-20 mb-3\" data-testid=\"share-menu-inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Boston Red Sox bullpen has put on a show in recent games, but on April 19, it got even stronger when the team announced the activation of a veteran arm.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Red Sox have reinstated longtime closer Liam Hendriks after a year-plus of rehab. Hunter Dobbins has been optioned to create a spot for him on the 40-man roster. In his first series back in action, Hendriks will face his most recent big league team, the Chicago White Sox.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_5_6\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Boston signed Hendriks before the 2024 season as he recovered from Tommy John surgery. The Red Sox expected him to be ready to pitch late last year, but a setback in his recovery kept him in Triple-A and off the big league squad. Hendriks was expected to make the Opening Day roster in 2025, but an\u00a0elbow inflammation bout sidelined him again.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Hendriks&#8217; spring training performance may have foreshadowed his latest elbow ailment. He posted a 9.95 ERA and surrendered 14 hits over 6.1 innings. His rehab assignment went much better, and he didn&#8217;t allow a run and let up just one hit in\u00a0three innings of work between the WooSox\u00a0and Sea Dogs bullpens.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_5_7\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Red Sox finally activate Liam Hendriks after extended Tommy John surgery recovery<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004 ot-vscat-C0004 \" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1913620232045842724&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fbosoxinjection.com%2Fred-sox-finally-activate-fan-favorite-reliever-after-extended-surgery-rehab&amp;sessionId=bfa11783e6ee17c08d021d9a4048060fe7b06daf&amp;siteScreenName=bosoxinjection&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1913620232045842724\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The 13-year MLB veteran was in the mix for the closer job during spring training, among a few other arms like Justin Slaten, Aroldis Chapman and Garrett Whitlock. Chapman won the job \u2014 he&#8217;s been electric in the final inning for Boston so far \u2014 and Hendriks was gracious about his assignment.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">\u201cI think it\u2019s been pretty well proven this spring training who deserves that spot after earning it all spring and that\u2019s definitely not me,\u201d Hendriks said,\u00a0according to Christopher Smith of\u00a0<em>MassLive<\/em>.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve always said I wanted to win it, but it\u2019s not the end of the world if I don\u2019t. 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