Cancer survivors Liam Hendriks, Carlos Carrasco meet pediatric patients, share stories of encouragement

20.07.2023 - 02:23 foxnews.com

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Chicago White Sox relief pitch Liam Hendriks was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in January.

In April, he announced he was cancer free and eventually returned to the pitching mound. New York Mets pitcher Carlos Carrasco beat chronic myelogenous leukemia in 2019 when he was a member of the Cleveland Guardians.

This week, Hendriks and Carrasco are in opposing dugouts, but the cancer survivors will forever be a part of the same inspiring team.

The big league pitchers teamed up to host pediatric cancer patients from Cohen Children’s Medical Center at Citi Field. The special guests visited the Queens ballpark as part of Carrasco’s "Cookie’s Kids" program. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Liam Hendriks of the Chicago White Sox acknowledges the crowd during player introductions prior to the 92nd MLB All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium on July 19, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images) "It was really nice," Carrasco told MLB.com. "He came over, and he wanted to do this.

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