Liam Hendriks has been announced as the Red Sox nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award, which is given annually to the major leaguer who best represents the game through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field.

“It’s such an honor. Obviously, you don’t do off-the-field work because of awards or anything like that, but it’s always nice to be recognized, especially with the groups that we work with being promoted alongside,” Hendriks said. “It’s just a tribute to what both my wife and I have been able to accomplish with coming here, and being able to do these opportunities without playing, it’s definitely an honor to be nominated.”

The right-hander has not appeared in a big league game this season as he recovers from Tommy John surgery, but has remained dedicated to meeting with young cancer patients, both at home and on the road. Hendriks’ progress towards a return to action slowed this week when he suffered a setback in his rehab, but Hendriks described it as more of a “speed hump” and is still confident he’ll be able to pitch in the majors before the end of the season.

Hill released

The Red Sox announced Monday night that left-hander Rich Hill has been released. The 44-year-old signed a minor league deal with the club on Aug. 17 and eventually made his return to the majors for his 20th MLB season. Hill appeared in four games with the Red Sox, allowing two runs over 3.2 innings, before being designated for assignment this past Friday.

’04 documentary coming soon

Netflix announced Monday that “The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox” — its previously announced documentary series on the 2004 World Series championship team — will debut on Oct. 23, 2024. The series will premiere almost 20 years to the day after the club’s historic championship victory, it’s first in 86 years.

Extra innings

The Red Sox traded minor league infielder Eddy Alvarez to the New York Mets on Sunday in exchange for cash. Alvarez, who is 34 years old and batted .247 with 18 home runs in 114 games with the WooSox this season, was subsequently called up to the Mets’ big league roster. … Left-hander Cam Booser (left elbow inflammation) is feeling good after his last rehab outing and could potentially be activated in the near future. … Right-hander Lucas Sims (right lat strain) threw his first bullpen but isn’t ready to start a rehab assignment. No update on right-hander Luis Garcia (right shoulder inflammation), but Cora isn’t ready to rule out a return for either this season. … Right-hander Bryan Mata threw a bullpen on Monday and could begin a rehab assignment soon. Mata has spent the entire season on the IL due to a series of injuries, but Cora said he was pleased with the way he threw this week.