Chicago Sun-Times · May 23, 2024
Cubs' Kyle Hendricks embracing 'big opportunity' in bullpen
Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Friday, May 17, 2024, in Chicago.Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photos
Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks was able to relax a little Tuesday, knowing that in a close game, the ringing bullpen phone probably wasn’t for him. But he still described watching the game from the bullpen as exciting.
“It’s fun to be in the game, locked in, everybody’s watching it, paying attention and getting ready for their time when their name is called,” Hendricks said Wednesday. “So it was different in a way, but it was honestly refreshing.”