27 Facts About Liam Hendriks

Liam Johnson Hendriks was born on 10 February 1989, and nicknamed "Slydah", is an Australian professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball.

Liam Hendriks previously played for the Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland Athletics.

Liam Hendriks has been an All-Star three times and was the American League's Reliever of the Year in 2020 and 2021.

Liam Hendriks continued playing both baseball and football through high school at Sacred Heart College, Sorrento.

Under the father–son rule used by the Australian Football League at the time, Liam Hendriks was eligible to be drafted by the West Coast Eagles had he decided to pursue a career in football.

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In 2017 and 2019, Liam Hendriks was the Oakland Athletics' nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award after his work with Big League Impact and Striking Out Poverty in their efforts to end poverty in the Dominican Republic.

Liam Hendriks debuted in the Twins organization in 2007 pitching for the Gulf Coast League Twins.

Liam Hendriks was then added to the Australian national team for the 2008 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament pitching five innings of work while only allowing one unearned run alongside two hits and a walk while striking out six.

Liam Hendriks underwent back surgery that prevented him from playing in the minors in the 2008 season, but made the 2009 World Baseball Classic roster, the youngest Australian player in the Classic.

In 2009, Liam Hendriks spent the season with the Class-A Beloit Snappers of the Midwest League and the Rookie-Level Elizabethton Twins of the Appalachian League.

Liam Hendriks was selected for the 2010 All-Star Futures Game, but developed appendicitis and was forced to miss the game.

On 5 September 2011, Liam Hendriks was called up to the Minnesota Twins from Triple-A Rochester.

Liam Hendriks was an All-Star for the New Britain Rock Cats in 2011, and named an organizational All-Star for Minnesota at the end of the season.

Liam Hendriks started the game and allowed 3 hits, 1 earned run, 3 walks and struck out 3 over 5.

On 30 October 2014, Liam Hendriks was traded back to the Toronto Blue Jays for Santiago Nessy.

Liam Hendriks pitched exclusively out of the bullpen in 2015, and appeared in a career-high 58 games.

Liam Hendriks was designated for assignment on 25 June 2018, and sent outright to Triple-A Nashville.

Liam Hendriks was called up to the major league club on 1 September 2018.

The Athletics used Liam Hendriks as their opener in the 2018 American League Wild Card Game, becoming the first Australian born player ever to start an MLB postseason game.

In 2019, Liam Hendriks took over as the Athletics' closer after an injury to Blake Treinen and made his first career All-Star Game, as a replacement for Charlie Morton.

Liam Hendriks recorded 25 saves while striking out 124 batters in 85 innings.

On January 11,2021, Liam Hendriks signed a three year, $54 million deal with the Chicago White Sox, with a club option for a fourth year.

Liam Hendriks won the Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year Award for the second year in a row becoming the second White Sox pitcher in history to win Reliever of the Year joining Bobby Thigpen.

Liam Hendriks pitched a third of the 8th inning getting Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud to pop out to Seattle Mariners rookie center fielder Julio Rodriguez.

Liam Hendriks was mic'd up by Fox who was broadcasting the game and was yelling at Rodriguez to throw the ball back to him even with Rodriguez pretending to throw the ball to a fan in the stands before throwing the ball back to Liam Hendriks.

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Liam Hendriks returned for the Heat in the inaugural season of the Australian Baseball League.

Liam Hendriks underwent back surgery that prevented him from playing in the minors in the 2008 season, but made the 2009 World Baseball Classic roster, the youngest Australian player in the Classic.