Liam Hendriks returned to baseball in 2023 from a cancer diagnosis just to be sidelined five games into his return because of Tommy John surgery.
On Saturday, the Boston Red Sox activated Hendriks from the injured list, and he's joined the big league roster. His next appearance will be his first since June 9, 2023.
Hendriks, 36, is a three-time All-Star who made All-Star teams as the closer for the Chicago White Sox in 2021 and 2022. In January 2023, Hendriks announced that he had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and was undergoing treatment ahead of the MLB season.