Red Sox: Liam Hendriks to the Injured List
The Boston Red Sox have placed right-handed reliever Liam Hendriks on the 15-day injured list due to right hip inflammation. The move is retroactive to Wednesday.
In a corresponding move, the Red Sox called up right-handed reliever Nick Burdi from Triple-A Worcester.Hendriks, 36, has a 0-2 record in 14 appearances with an ERA of 6.59 in 13 2/3 innings this season. He didn’t make his season debut until April 20 due to a compressed nerve in his right forearm.
The three-time All-Star closer, Hendriks, underwent treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in early 2023 and missed the entire 2024 season after Tommy John surgery. In 14 seasons with the Minnesota Twins (2011-13), Toronto Blue Jays (2014, 2015), Kansas City Royals (2014), Athletics (2016-20), Chicago White Sox (2021-23), and Red Sox, Hendriks has a record of 33-36 with 116 saves and an ERA of 3.88 in 663 2/3 innings in 490 games (44 starts).This will be Burdi’s second stint, at 32 years old, this season with the Red Sox, having allowed four hits and one walk in 2 1/3 innings in two previous appearances. In Triple-A Worcester, Burdi is 4-0 with four saves and an ERA of 0.48 in 15 appearances.
In parts of six seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates (2018-20), Chicago Cubs (2023), New York Yankees (2024), and Red Sox, Burdi has a 3-2 record with a 5.93 ERA in 33 games spanning 27 1/3 innings.
