White Sox's Liam Hendriks reveals terrifying detail about cancer battle

After returning to the mound last week, only five months removed from starting treatment for Stage 4 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Chicago White Sox hurler Liam Hendriks discussed his battle for the first time, disclosing a terrifying revelation. 

Diagnosed in December, Hendriks told reporters he noticed lumps on his neck and enlarging growths on his hips in June of last year, leading him to believe he potentially pitched the entire 2022 season with cancer. 

"There's no way to put a real timeline on it," Hendriks said, via the White Sox. "But if I had the ones on my neck in June and the ones on my hips were bigger, there was always the chance I pitched damn near all year with lymphoma in my system."

Despite possibly playing last season with cancer, Hendriks finished the year 4-4 with a 2.81 ERA and 37 saves, receiving his third All-Star nod. 

Following the most challenging months of his life, Hendriks sat wearing a shirt that read "Struck Out Cancer," fitting for the veteran right-hander who returned to work last Friday, striking out four in an extended spring training contest in Arizona.