White Sox closer Liam Hendriks nearing return after announcing he’s cancer-free

Liam Hendriks’ return to Major League Baseball could be on the horizon.

The Chicago White Sox closer, who announced back in January that he was battling Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, is headed to Chicago this week and will throw live batting practice on Friday following his Triple-A rehab stint, he

. If Hendriks’ live batting practice session goes well, he could pitch in the majors soon thereafter, according to the report.