Reliever Liam Hendriks and outfielder Cody Bellinger selected MLB's Comeback Players of the Year – Oneida Dispatch
Reliever Liam Hendriks and outfielder Cody Bellinger have been selected Major League Baseball’s Comeback Players of the Year. Both are free agents and were chosen in voting by MLB.com beat writers. A 34-year-old right-hander, Hendriks made his season debut on May 29 following treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He went 2-0 with one save and a 5.40 ERA in five appearances for the Chicago White Sox and had Tommy John surgery on Aug. 2. The 28-year-old Bellinger hit a career-high .307 with 26 homers and 97 RBIs for the Chicago Cubs.