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Australian Liam Hendriks on the rise after signing massive Major League Baseball deal
Liam Hendriks grew up with an Australian rules ball in his hands.
Key points:
- Hendriks made a choice to pursue a baseball career after showing promise in Australian rules
- He signed a Major League Baseball deal with the Chicago White Sox worth $70 million last week
- The deal makes Hendriks the highest-paid reliever in MLB history
Every winter was spent playing the Australian game, which his father Geoff had also played at a high level, having notched 170 matches for WAFL side West Perth.
All things pointed to him following in his father’s footsteps.
“As a kid, from the time I could walk, I was kicking a footy around,” Hendriks said.
“You can see me in the old Greenwood Knights stuff, you can see me in the Sorrento Duncraig Hawks stuff kicking the…
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