Kyle Hendricks has seen just about everything Major League Baseball has to offer. But he's never faced the Chicago Cubs.
Hendricks, 35, pitched for the Cubs for 11 years. He was the last member of the 2016 World Series squad to remain on the roster, and he'll always be the answer to the trivia question of who started the clinching game that wound up breaking Chicago's 108-year curse.
Though Hendricks appears to be nearing the end of his career, he's still getting consistent starts for the middling Los Angeles Angels. In 24 appearances, he carries a 4.93 ERA and has only 6.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
So, with the knowledge that this season could be his last, Hendricks seems to be looking forward to pitching against his longtime ballclub on Sunday in the two teams' series finale.
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