White Sox place closer Liam Hendriks on IL with elbow inflammation

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White Sox closer Liam Hendriks has been sidelined by elbow inflammation after he missed the start of the season while he recovered from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Hendriks was placed on the 15-day injured list before Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Miami Marlins. Left-hander Tanner Banks was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte.

"It’s unfortunate, especially how he got through what he got through," manager Pedro Grifol said. "It impacts us as a club emotionally. It impacts our roster, but again, we got to continue to move forward and hopefully he can recover from this. That’s all we can do at this point."

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Liam Hendriks #31 of the Chicago White Sox delivers a pitch against the Miami Marlins during the ninth inning at Guaranteed Rate Field on June 09, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.  (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

General manager Rick Hahn said Hendriks' elbow discomfort is currently presenting in the same way as an issue the pitcher had last season, when he was placed on the IL on June 14 with a strained right forearm flexor and then reinstated on July 4.

"At this point we do not know if that’s going to be a similar path for this year," Hahn said. "He’s undergoing additional examinations at this point. He’s not at the ballpark, seeing our doctors. I suspect we won’t have a specific update until probably Tuesday in all candor."

The IL stint for Hendriks comes with the White Sox (29-38) still trying to dig out of a brutal 7-21 start to this season. They had won six of eight before they blew a 5-1 lead in the rubber game of the weekend set against the Marlins.

When Hendriks missed the start of the