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Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks makes season debut after long shoulder injury

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Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks looks on after giving up a run in the third inning against the New York Mets at Wrigley Field on May 25, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. He allowed three earned runs in 4 1⁄3 innings.

Kyle Hendricks didn’t betray any emotion as he took the mound at Wrigley Field for the first time in almost a year, cameras forming a semicircle around the mound as he warmed up. But that was expected.

“He’s not going to ride the emotions at all,” manager David Ross said before the game Thursday. “I love that about him.