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ARLINGTON, Texas \u2014 Fresh off an appointment with his orthopedic surgeon, Red Sox reliever Liam Hendriks was upbeat about the elbow issues that landed him on the injured list earlier Thursday.<\/p>\n

Hendriks, who was placed on the IL before Boston\u2019s regular season opener against the Rangers with a previously undisclosed injury (deemed right elbow inflammation by the team), said his soreness was the result of a compressed nerve near his elbow, and nothing structural. During an appointment with Dr. Keith Meister earlier in the day, Hendriks was assured that his absence from the Red Sox bullpen won\u2019t be a long one.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt shouldn\u2019t be too long of a layoff,\u201d Hendriks said.<\/p>\n

Hendriks received an injection to help the nerve issue and said he would be shut down from throwing for 3-5 days. His plan is to being playing catch again when the Red Sox travel to Baltimore for a series early next week and ramp back up from there. Hendriks did not have an MRI because doctors did not feel the issue is serious enough to necessitate one.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s kind of a compressed nerve that had been building,\u201d Hendriks explained. \u201cI\u2019ve had it for a while but had tried pitching through it and going through it but it wasn\u2019t getting any better. My last live (batting practice session) was down a couple ticks from where I was as well. It\u2019s something I\u2019ve been battling through spring but my mindset is trying to pitch through things usually. Throw through it and it\u2019ll get better, generally. It just hasn\u2019t worked out thus far.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hendriks, who missed the first half of 2023 with the White Sox as he battled non-Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma, lasted just five innings that year before blowing out his elbow and undergoing Tommy John surgery in early August. He spent all of 2024 rehabbing as a member of the Red Sox and got close to being activated before irritation in his elbow reason caused things to slow down in September. With the Red Sox out of the race, Hendriks was shut down and never threw a pitch in the majors.<\/p>\n

The 36-year-old had a fully healthy offseason and entered spring training in a competition to be the team\u2019s closer. In Florida, Hendriks struggled mightily \u2014 he logged a 9.95 ERA (7 earned runs on 14 hits) in 6 \u2153 innings over seven games \u2014 and the Sox chose to name Aroldis Chapman their closer. It became evident to Hendriks in his last couple spring outings that his arm wasn\u2019t as sharp as it had been in his prime, largely due to a lack of extension.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s hope,\u201d said Hendriks when asked if the nerve issue contributed to his poor performance. \u201cThere were a lot of struggles in spring. There were a lot of swings there that were atypical from what I\u2019m used to getting. It goes into that. This gives me a chance to settle, let this thing die down and get back to where I need to.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s nothing permanent. Nothing structurally wrong. It\u2019s just a little bit of soreness in there that was bugging me, especially on extension. When I was throwing in spring training, even 95-96 (mph) it was still not the same vibe as what I had previously.”<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said he believed the injury was a minor one. For now, Hendriks will take a couple days to regroup, then begin working again toward his long-awaited Red Sox debut.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou run through the doubts and stuff like that but the skin (graft) looks fine and everything on this side of the elbow looks great, on the inside where the surgery was. It was just a little bit on the outside which is somewhat common for guys who have gone through (Tommy John).”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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