Red Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks calls out ‘vile’ social media messages directed to him, his family

BOSTON AP Red Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks took to social media Thursday to express his displeasure about death threats he says he received following Boston s majority contemporary loss the the New York Mets In a post on Instagram Hendriks disclosed comments were directed at both him and his family Just as an FYI Threats against me and my wife s life are horrible and cruel You need help Hendriks wrote in the post Leaving comments and telling me to commit suicide and how you wish I died from cancer is disgusting and vile EDITOR S NOTE This story includes discussion of suicide If you or someone you know requirements help the national suicide and predicament lifeline in the U S is available by calling or texting There is also an online chat at lifeline org Hendriks a -year-old reliever who previously battled non-Hodgkin lymphoma has appeared in games this season He s - with a ERA Hendriks relieved starter Garrett Crochet with one out in the sixth inning of Boston s - loss to the New York Mets on Wednesday He finished the inning but gave up three straight singles to start the seventh including an infield hit by Luisangel Acu a that was initially ruled an out before replays demonstrated he beat the throw to first Maybe you should step back and reevaluate your life s purpose before hiding behind a screen and attacking players and their families Hendriks added in his post Whether you do it from your fake accounts or are dumb enough to do it from your real account I think I speak for all players who have had to deal with this in their career when I say enough is enough The matter comes less than a month after Red Sox All-Star left fielder Jarren Duran mentioned a fan near the dugout in Cleveland revealed something inappropriate to him after he flied out during a - achievement over the Guardians That came days after the debut of a Netflix documentary that included Duran opening up about his mental wellbeing and discussing a past suicide attempt