Ronny Henríquez

Ronny Henríquez (born June 20, 2000) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Ronny Henríquez
Henríquez with the St. Paul Saints in 2022
Minnesota Twins – No. 31
Pitcher
Born: (2000-06-20) June 20, 2000
Bonao, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 19, 2022, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average2.31
Strikeouts9
Teams

Career

Texas Rangers

Henríquez signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent on July 3, 2017, for a $10,000 signing bonus.[1] Henríquez made his professional debut in 2018 for the DSL Rangers of the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League, going 5–0 with a 1.55 ERA and 79 strikeouts over 58 innings.[2] He played for the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League in 2019, going 6–6 with a 4.55 ERA and 99 strikeouts over 82 innings.[3][4] Henríquez did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6] Henríquez opened the 2021 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A East, going 1–3 with a 3.75 ERA and 27 strikeouts over 24 innings.[7][8] He was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Central on June 10.[7] With Frisco he went 4–4 with a 5.04 ERA and 78 strikeouts over 69+2⁄3 innings. On November 19, 2021, Texas selected Henríquez to the 40–man roster.[9][10]

Minnesota Twins

On March 12, 2022, Texas traded Henríquez and Isiah Kiner-Falefa to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Mitch Garver.[11] He was assigned to the Triple–A St. Paul Saints to begin the season, where he made 24 appearances (14 starts) and posted a 5.66 ERA with 106 strikeouts in 95+1⁄3 innings of work. On September 18, Henríquez was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[12]

See also

References
  1. Grant, Evan (2020-04-03). "Scouting the Rangers' top prospects, No. 11: Why developing the changeup is important for Ronny Henriquez". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  2. Badler, Ben (December 3, 2019). "2019-20 MLB International Reviews: Texas Rangers". Baseball America. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  3. Grant, Evan (2021-03-08). "Scouting the Rangers' top prospects, No. 20: RHP Ronny Henriquez has potential to become an all-time bargain". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  4. Law, Keith. "Rangers 2021 prospect rankings: Keith Law on Texas' top 20". The Athletic. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  5. Newberg, Jamey. "Texas Rangers 2020-21 offseason prospect rankings: Part 4 (No. 12 through 1)". The Athletic. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  6. Longenhagen, Eric (May 28, 2021). "Top 65 Prospects: Texas Rangers". FanGraphs. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  7. "Rangers' Ronny Henriquez: Earns promotion". CBSSports.com. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  8. Landry, Kennedi (May 31, 2021). "Catching up with the Rangers' affiliates". MLB.com. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  9. Landry, Kennedi (November 19, 2021). "Texas protects 3 prospects from Rule 5 Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  10. Morris, Adam J. (2021-11-19). "Rangers add 3 to 40 man roster, outright 2". Lone Star Ball (SB Nation). Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  11. "Rangers sending Kiner-Falefa to Twins". ESPN.com. 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  12. "Twins' Ronny Henriquez: Receives first MLB call-up". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
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