The White Sox closer and his wife closed on a mansion in Paradise Valley.
Liam Hendriks and wife Kristi bought an 8,600-square-foot mansion last week for $9 million, the Arizona Republic reported.
The four-bedroom luxe home also has seven bathrooms, high ceilings, a theater, game room, steam shower, gym and a pool with a swim-up bar, the outlet reported.
It’s been an eventful year for Hendricks, who recently retook the mound after having beaten Stage 4 lymphoma. Hendriks has since been put back on the injured list due to arm issues, but not before going 2-0 with a save and a 1.0 WHIP in five appearances. He received the Jimmy V award for Perseverance at the ESPYs last week, according to ESPN.
Last year he made his third All Star team and had 37 saves to go along with a 4-4 record and a 2.51 ERA.
Hendricks wasn’t the only sports figure involved in a Paradise Valley home sale last week.
David Allred bought an 8,350-square-foot mansion for $7.25 million in cash from former Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough and his wife Valerie, the outlet said.
That home has six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, as well as a workout room, media room, office and a pool with an outdoor fireplace
The area is popular with movers and shakers in Arizona. In January, two months ahead of hosting the 2023 Super Bowl, Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill sold his mansion in Paradise Valley for $5.3 million.
Bidwill sold the property two months after listing it for $5.8 million, the Wall Street Journal reported. The outlet reported the buyer is the Post Estes trust.
Joan Levinson of Realty One Group had the listing, and Anthony Nicholas of Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty brought the buyer.
Bidwill’s family has owned the NFL’s Cardinals team since his grandfather, Al Capone associate and Chicago lawyer Charles Bidwill, bought the team in 1933. Charles Bidwill built his fortune via “sometimes extra-legal” enterprises, and was involved with Capone’s horse racing track Sportsman’s Park.
— Ted Glanzer