Liam Hendriks makes emotional return to the pitcher’s mound

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Four months after being diagnosed with stage-4 cancer, Liam Hendriks was back on the mound, pitching for the White Sox. Chuck Garfien talks about Liam's cancer battle and the emotion that swelled on the South Side for his season debut. Plus, hear Hendriks’ entire post-game press conference as he talks about his first game, the road back and what White Sox fans have meant to him during his fight with cancer. Then, Chuck speaks with Andrew Vaughn and Seby Zavala about Liam's return to the roster and how he's inspired the entire team.

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0:00.0	We Will Rock You starts to Blair and let us see if indeed that phone call that he's been waiting for for months upon months has come.
0:17.0	He's got the game face on. You would think he's coming in.
0:22.3	One drink of water, two drinks of water, and one ball of emotion.
0:29.4	A healthy one at that coming out.
0:33.6	Hey, everybody, it's Chuck Arfine.
0:35.6	Welcome to the White Sox Talk podcast.
0:38.5	Companies always by our great friends at Winfrest. So four months after announcing that he had
0:46.1	stage four non-Hodgkins lymphoma, there was Liam Hendricks on the mound pitching for the
0:53.6	White Sox on Monday night. He for the White Sox on Monday night.
0:56.5	He and the White Sox didn't beat the Angels on this night, but Liam Hendricks beat
1:02.5	cancer. He crushed cancer. And here on the podcast, you're going to hear from
1:09.6	Liam Hendricks talking about his emotional
1:12.9	season debut, the fight it took for him to get to this point. I also speak with Andrew Vaughn and
1:19.3	Sebi Zavala about Liam. So this is a podcast in honor of Liam Hendricks, what he has done, the inspiration of the White Sox closer.
1:31.4	His journey back to the majors, it's coming your way next.
1:37.7	White Sox, White Sox, go, go, White Sox.
1:40.9	And ball hit deep way back.
1:43.4	Deep time,
1:44.6	Bail!
1:46.6	Holy cow!
1:50.1	Charlton Fess has put the White Sox ahead.
1:52.3	Jimenez leaves the ballpark.
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