Liam Hendriks Reveals He Received Death Threats After Red Sox's Loss to Mets

Boston Red Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks revealed on social media that he received death threats following his team's loss to the New York Mets on Wednesday.

He said in an Instagram post that he received messages directed toward him and his family.

"Just as an FYI: Threats against me and my wife's life are horrible and cruel. You need help," Hendriks wrote in the post, per the Associated Press. "Leaving comments and telling me to commit suicide and how you wish I died from cancer is disgusting and vile."

Hendriks relieved starting pitcher Garrett Crochet in the sixth inning with the game tied at one apiece. He recorded a pair of strikeouts to end the inning, but gave up three consecutive singles in the seventh. Brennan Bernardino came into the game for Hendriks, and New York managed to take a 4-1 lead by the end of the inning.

Boston lost the game 5-1 as Hendriks finished with three hits, three earned runs and two strikeouts.

Hendriks, who is in his first season with Boston after spending the last three with the Chicago White Sox, has a 5.56 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP across 11 appearances and 11.1 innings this season.

Hendriks revealed in 2023 that he had been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and announced later that year that he had finished chemotherapy. He was cancer-free by April of 2023.

Receiving messages like those Hendriks received has become a common occurrence in professional sports, and Hendriks had a message for people who send them.

"Maybe you should step back and reevaluate your life's purpose before hiding behind a screen and attacking players and their families," Hendriks said in his post. "Whether you do it from your fake accounts or are dumb enough to do it from your real account.

"I think I speak for all players who have had to deal with this in their career when I say enough is enough."