Angels beat the Astros 4-3 yesterday Kyle Hendricks‘It could also be the last outing of the right-handed major league career at the end of the 2025 season. Hendricks told MLB.com’s Andres Soto and other journalists that he will spend some time after the season deciding whether to hang up cleats or explore the return of the 13th season on the show.
Apart from his own feelingsMany people participate“In his career.”I’m lucky with the support group behind me,” Hendrix said.It requires an army. You can’t do it yourself, so it depends on all their opinions, just take some time to see how you feel. ”
Hendricks made similar statements earlier this week, appearing to object to Bob Nightengale’s report today, who wrote last weekend that Hendricks “telled friends that he hoped to retire after the season.” Hendricks hinted in a statement to Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times last Wednesday that NightEngale did not speak to him before the item was published.
Hendricks, who turned 36 in December, will re-enter free agents after signing a one-year, 2.5mm deal with the Angels last winter. For this humble payment, he released a 4.76 ERA in 164 2/3 innings, and in some ways he has given his prototype a set of numbers over his long career. Hendricks showed strong control (6.2% walking), a great hard ball rate of 34.3% and his usually strong curve spin and chase rate.
Despite a 31.7% chase rate, the right-hander’s strikeout rate of 16.4% and the WHIFF rate of 18.3% are both ranked at the bottom of the league. Hendricks has never been a tough pitcher in each of the last nine seasons, ranking second in the second percentage point for all pitchers at the speed of all pitchers, and his fastball is only 86.5mph this year. While batsmen have a hard time playing against Hendricks in general, they do count when they encounter close contact, as Hendricks allows 25 home runs and only have medium barrel speed.
Hendricks has more or less produced the same level since the start of the 2021 season, with 4.79 ERAs in 697 2/3 frames over the past five seasons. Before the downturn, Hendricks won a 3.12 ERA from 2014-20 with the Cubs in 1047 1/3 innings, becoming a staple in rotation and an important part of the team’s 2016 World Series Championship team. Hendricks released the league’s best 2.13 ERA in 2016, ranking third in the NL CY YOUND award voting.
Hendricks spent his entire major league career in Chicago until last offseason when the Viochos signed with the Angels. From a narrative perspective, ending his career with the hometown team, although the right has not yet closed in 2026.
