Hendriks named Jimmy V Award recipient

n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”wealthy”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content material”:”While Hendriks was recognized final December, he remained steadfast that he would not have to be positioned on the 60-day injured listing as he labored his approach again — a prediction that ended up changing into true. Hendriks was capable of play lengthy toss and throw a number of bullpen periods in Arizona whereas present process chemo, adopted by six rehab appearances for Triple-A Charlotte and three stay bullpens with the White Sox earlier than he was activated.nnWhile Hendriks was recovering, he and his spouse, Kristi, mentioned they had been inundated with playing cards and letters from White Sox followers sending their assist.nn“Liam is one of those special players [who] has the ability to connect with fans even if they never met him,” White Sox common supervisor Rick Hahn mentioned when Hendriks was activated. “Whether it’s the charitable work he does in the community or the authenticity that comes across when he gets interviewed or the way he’s so honest and vulnerable about himself and what he’s experiencing.”nnHendriks allowed two runs in an inning of work in his return against the White Sox, and he appeared in five games for Chicago this season before he was placed on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation on June 11. nnHe’s tallied a 3.82 ERA across 650 innings with five teams in 13 big league seasons. This is his third season with the White Sox.nnThe award is named after former North Carolina State basketball coach Jim Valvano, who made one of the greatest speeches in sports history during the 1993 ESPYS, when he was terminally ill with cancer. During the speech, Valvano announced the creation of the V Foundation for Cancer Research, with the motto “Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.” He died two months after the speech.nnPast recipients of the award embody Dick Vitale, Stuart Scott, Craig Sager and Jim Kelly.”,”type”:”text”}],”contentType”:”news”,”subHeadline”:null,”summary”:”White Sox reliever Liam Hendriks made his incredible return to a Major League mound on May 29 after his battle with Stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.nESPN announced on Tuesday that Hendriks will receive the 2023 Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the 2023 ESPYS in recognition of his “energy and”,”tagline({“formatString”:”none”})”:null,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”storytype-article”,”title”:”Article”,”type”:”article”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”mlb-life”,”title”:”MLB Life”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”ContributorTag”,”slug”:”henry-palattella”,”title”:”Henry Palattella”,”type”:”contributor”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-521230″,”title”:”Liam Hendriks”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:521230″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”apple-news”,”title”:”Apple News”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”GameTag”,”slug”:”gamepk-717576″,”title”:”2023/06/28 cws@ana”,”type”:”game”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-145″,”title”:”Chicago White Sox”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:145″},”type”:”team”}],”type”:”story”,”thumbnail”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/picture/add/{formatInstructions}/mlb/dpoooyafll6fsl0840r6″,”title”:”Liam Hendriks to obtain Jimmy V Award”}},”Team:145″:{“__typename”:”Team”,”id”:145},”Person:521230″:{“__typename”:”Person”,”id”:521230}}}
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