Gun Aussie pitcher floored by 'shock' diagnosis

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Australian MLB prima and Chicago White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Hendriks took to Instagram precocious Monday greeting (AEDT) to denote the news. The three-time All-Star is scheduled to statesman attraction immediately.

"Hearing the connection 'Cancer' came arsenic a daze to my woman and I, arsenic it does to millions of families each year," helium wrote.

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"However, I americium resolved to clasp the combat and flooded this caller situation with the aforesaid determination I person utilized erstwhile facing different obstacles successful my life."

Hendriks said helium is "confident" helium volition "make a afloat betterment and beryllium backmost connected the mound arsenic soon arsenic possible".

"I cognize with the enactment of my wife, my family, my teammates and the Chicago White Sox organisation, on with the attraction and attraction from my doctors, I volition get done this," helium said.

In the US, the five-year endurance complaint for non-Hodgkin lymphoma is 73.8 per cent, according to the National Cancer Institute. Some forms are assertive portion others are dilatory growing.

In a statement, White Sox wide manager Rick Hahn said the nine don't expect to person an update connected Hendriks' presumption anterior to the season's opening time astatine the extremity of March.

"Our thoughts and reactions astatine this clip are for Liam the person, not Liam the shot player," helium said.

"I cognize the full Chicago White Sox organisation, our staff, his teammates, and surely White Sox fans, volition rally successful enactment of Liam and Kristi during the coming months.

"Knowing everyone involved, particularly Liam, we are optimistic helium volition transportation again for the White Sox arsenic soon arsenic viable.

"In the meantime, we each volition bash everything successful our powerfulness to enactment our teammate and his household arsenic they look this challenge, portion besides respecting their privacy."

Hendriks was 3rd successful the majors with 37 saves and made his 3rd All-Star squad past season.

He led the American League with a career-high 38 saves successful 2021, aft leaving Oakland to motion a $78 million, three-year declaration with the White Sox.

Hendriks has 115 saves and a 3.81 ERA implicit 12 seasons with Minnesota, Toronto, Kansas City, Oakland and Chicago.

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