CHICAGO -- Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks said he's confident he'll be back on the mound late next season after recovering from Tommy John surgery he had last month.
Hendriks, 34, spoke in the White Sox clubhouse Friday, wearing a brace on his right arm.
"There is no doubt in my mind I'll be back," Hendriks said. "I'll be 35, with a brand-new elbow. Hopefully it gives me a couple extra years."
Hendriks missed the first two months of this season while undergoing chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He ultimately returned to the mound, but then was sidelined by the elbow injury after making just five appearances.