White Sox's Clevinger, Hendriks likely out past All-Star break

The Chicago White Soxexpect injured right-handers Mike Clevinger and Liam Hendriks to return no sooner than mid-July.

Starter Clevinger went on the 15-day injured list on June 16 because of right biceps inflammation. Reliever Hendriks went on the 15-day IL on June 11 because of right elbow inflammation.

"Oh, I don't think they'll be back before the All-Star break," White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said Sunday in reference to the July 10-13 pause at midseason.

The timetable for Clevinger's recovery is less clear than for Hendriks, a closer.

"[Clevinger is] a starter, you know?" Grifol said. "So, he's not coming back for one inning. We've just gotta make sure, we've gotta build him up. So that one's a little harder to tell."

Clevinger, 32, is 3-4 with a 3.88 ERA, 53 strikeouts and 26 walks in 12 starts over 62 innings during his first season with Chicago.

He has undergone two Tommy John surgeries in his career (2012, 2020), which covers five years with Cleveland (2016-20), 1 seasons with San Diego (2020, 2022) and the current campaign with Chicago.

Hendriks, 34, is 2-0 with a 5.40 ERA and one save in five appearances since being reinstated from the injured list on May 29.

The veteran right-hander began the season on the injured list while being treated for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He completed treatment on April 3 and announced he was cancer-free on April 20.

A three-time All-Star, Hendriks is 33-34 with a 3.82 ERA and 116 saves in 476 games (44 starts) with Minnesota (2011-13), Kansas City (2014), Toronto (2014-15), Oakland (2016-20) and the White Sox.