CINCINNATI — Having “kicked cancer’s ass,” as his black and white pregame T-shirt proclaimed, reliever Liam Hendriks kicked off his minor-league rehab assignment Friday in Gwinnett, Georgia — the next step in returning to the White Sox after his victorious battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Dealing with mud in his cleats on a rainy night and some emotions brought out by a tribute from the Gwinnett Stripers, Hendriks tossed a perfect inning for Triple-A Charlotte, getting a pop-up, a called third strike and a ground out.
