Hendriks, who never stopped throwing after the suspension of spring training, already feels conditioned for regular-season action, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports. "If you gave me a game tomorrow, I would be ready," Hendriks said Saturday after the A's first workout of summer camp. "I've been throwing to hitters already and throwing bullpens. It doesn't take me long to get game-ready."

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The hard-throwing reliever earned his first All-Star nod in 2019 on the strength of a career-best 25 saves and a franchise-record 124 strikeouts in a relief capacity. Hendriks reports he actually was forced to pace himself shortly after spring training was suspended, when he suffered an oblique strain during a bullpen session; however, he's now fully healed from that setback and will be rigidly following the summer camp regimen laid out by pitching coach Scott Emerson and trainer Nick Paparesta to ensure his readiness for Opening Day.