Henry Sosa

Sosa was signed as an amateur free agent by the San Francisco Giants on April 23, 2004. He began his professional career in 2006 with the AZL Giants. With them, he went 2-1 with a 3.90 ERA in nine games (six starts). He also struck out 41 batters in 321⁄3 innings. In 2007, he played for the San Jose Giants and Augusta Greenjackets. He went 6-0 with a 0.73 ERA in 13 games (10 starts) with the Greenjackets and 5-5 with a 4.38 ERA in 14 starts with the Giants. He went a combined 11-5 with a 2.58 ERA in 27 games (24 starts). In 1252⁄3 innings, he struck out 139 batters. He also played for the Estrellas de Oriente of the Dominican Winter League that year.[1] For the San Jose Giants and Augusta Greenjackets in 2008, he went a combined 3-4 with a 4.21 ERA in 572⁄3 innings. He played only two games with Augusta.[2]

On July 19, 2011 Sosa was traded to the Houston Astros along with Jason Stoffel for infielder Jeff Keppinger.[3] He made his Major League debut on August 10, 2011 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He started the game and allowed four runs in six innings to pick up the loss. His first win was recorded when he allowed one run in six innings against the San Francisco Giants on August 25. In 10 starts he was 3-5 with a 5.23 ERA.

He pitched with the Kia Tigers in the KBO League in 2012–2013.

Sosa signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in December, 2013 and was assigned to the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes. In seven starts for the Isotopes he was 1-2 with a 3.72 ERA.

On May 15, 2014, he signed with the Nexen Heroes of the KBO.[4]

Sosa signed with the LG Twins of the KBO League for the 2015 season. He re-signed with LG Twins for the 2016, 2017 and 2018 seasons. Since then, he has become one of the most well-known veteran foreign pitchers in the KBO League alongside Dustin Nippert. He became a free agent following the 2018 season.

Sosa signed with the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League for the 2019 season.[5]

On June 3, 2019, Sosa signed with the SK Wyverns of the KBO League for the remainder of the 2019 season.[6] He became a free agent after the season.

On December 13, 2019, Sosa signed with the Fubon Guardians for the 2020 season.[7] In 12 games with Fubon, Sosa recorded an 8-2 record and 1.56 ERA with 85 strikeouts in 86.2 innings of work. Sosa was the Opening Day starting pitcher for the Guardians on March 14, 2021 against the CTBC Brothers. In a March 21 game against the Rakuten Monkeys, Sosa collapsed to the ground after an apparent knee injury following the delivery of a pitch. On April 19, Sosa underwent ACL surgery.[8] On July 12, Sosa was released by Fubon.[9]

On January 8, 2022, Sosa signed with the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League for the 2022 season.[10] On July 7, 2022, Sosa was released in order to pursue opportunities in the Mexican League.[11]

On July 13, 2022, Sosa signed with the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League.[12] He was released on January 19, 2023.[13]

On June 27, 2023, Sosa signed with the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League.[13] In 7 starts for Campeche, he posted a 3.94 ERA with 25 strikeouts in 32.0 innings of work.

On August 12, 2023, Sosa signed with the Spire City Ghost Hounds of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[14] In 5 starts for Spire City, he recorded a 5.53 ERA with 26 strikeouts in 27+2⁄3 innings of work. On September 9, Sosa was released by the Ghost Hounds.[15]