Baseball Player Liam Hendriks Determined to have Malignant growth

Star pitcher Liam Hendriks of the Chicago White Sox made some difficult medical news public on Sunday.

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Cancer has been identified as Hendriks' disease. He acknowledged having Non-lymphoma Hodgkin's on social media.

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The All-Star pitcher has made it his mission to defeat cancer. He vows to return to the mound at some time after starting his therapy on Monday.

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Hendriks, 33, has made the first team all-MLB thrice and has been selected to three All-Star games.

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In 2023, he will begin the third season of his career with the Chicago White Sox.

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As Liam tackles this, our thoughts are with him and his family.

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