A’s closer Liam Hendriks told reporters on Monday he has been living with an autoimmune liver condition. He was diagnosed at the age of 18 and it went away, before it returned in 2015.
He credits his wife, Kristi, and the way the A’s have been handling coronavirus protocols to make sure he stays safe.
“Technically I’m at high risk just due to that,” Hendriks said. “But, it’s not anything that’s a huge thing -- I’m managing it myself, but it definitely gives me a little bit of pause when you see certain things going on around the league.