Liam Hendriks has hit out at social media trolls after the Boston Red Sox reliever was subjected to death threats and comments about his cancer battle following a defeat to the New York Mets

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.

On Thursday, the Red Sox reliever Liam Hendriks posted on Instagram about social media threats he received. Friday morning, he offered more details.