“As I’ve gotten a little older, there’s been more times where I’ve sat back and looked at how grateful I am for how everything’s worked out,” says Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks.
His mantra helps center his attention on what he can control: his methodical five-day routine and each pitch he must execute over the course of a start. Life experiences and age also put things in perspective.There are times Hendricks, 33 and now in his 10th major-league season, tries to take things in and appreciate the moment. That especially was true May 25 at Wrigley Field when.
Hendricks has given the Cubs exactly what they needed through 11 outings this season, six of which have been quality starts. Being able to perform pain-free is a stark contrast to what he experienced trying to pitch through his shoulder injury leading up to his final season start July 5, 2022. Every time he went through his pre-inning warmup, the first five to 10 throws were “just hell.”
“You don’t really don’t notice how hurt you are or how bad it feels, you’re almost trying to talk yourself through it and you don’t want to admit how bad it is maybe,” Hendricks said. “You can move your arm, the ball is going to come out, but the amount of pain and the stuff that you’re compensating — now when you feel healthy again it really illuminates just really how bad you did feel.”
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