Hendriks has not pitched since May 27, with the former All-Star closer hampered by an injury that was initially deemed as right hip inflammation. He was later diagnosed with a sports hernia, but additional testing identified his injury as a strained abdominal side wall.

Considering he hasn’t pitched since May 27, it was not necessarily a surprise Sunday to hear Alex Cora say that the Red Sox aren’t confident reliever Liam Hendriks will pitch again in 2025. Except, apparently,