It was a simple question of, ‘Do you guys have a Pride Night?’” Hendriks explained, “And if you don’t, that will be something that we need to look into that working out, making sure that we can handle it, because I don’t want to go necessarily to a team that doesn’t do it.”įor the record, Hendriks is one of the highest paid relievers in baseball, signing a three year, $54 million contract in 2021 with a club option for an additional $15 million in the fourth year. Perhaps the most prominent revelation was how LGBTQ Pride factored into his contract negotiations with the Sox… In an interview with The Athletic’s James Fegan, the All Star closer opened up at length about his support for our community. And as it turns out, he’s got Team LGBTQ’s back too.

Off the field, Hendriks is every bit as expressive and vocal in support of his teammates. Especially when his thoughts are four letters long. As anyone who’s watched the ninth inning of a Chicago White Sox game can verify, Liam Hendriks has no problem letting everybody know what’s on his mind.