March 31, 2025
ANALYSIS
Hendriks received a shot of cortisone Thursday and said he feels much better since. He said the shot loosened the tension in what he called a compressed nerve. The right-hander believes he can return at the end of his 15-day IL window, but manager Alex Cora said they will not skip any steps with Hendriks' return to the mound after a long recovery road from Tommy John surgery.