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Ronny Henriquez

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Ronny Henríquez
Henríquez with the St. Paul Saints in 2022
Minnesota Twins – No. 31
Pitcher
Born: (2000-06-20) June 20, 2000 (age 24)
Bonao, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 19, 2022, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
(through September 18, 2024)
Win–loss record1–2
Earned run average2.97
Strikeouts22
Teams

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

Career

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Texas Rangers

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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 Single–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 a game 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+23 innings. On November 19, 2021, Texas selected Henríquez to the 40–man roster.[9][10]

Minnesota Twins

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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+13 innings of work. On September 18, Henríquez was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[12] He made three appearances for Minnesota, logging a 2.31 ERA with 9 strikeouts across 11+23 innings of work.

In 2023, Henríquez was relegated to the minor leagues, spending the season with the Triple–A St. Paul (as well as appearing in two games for the Single–A Fort Myers Miracle. In 37 games out of the bullpen for St. Paul, he registered a 5–3 record and 5.68 ERA with 49 strikeouts in 57.0 innings pitched. On November 17, 2023, Henríquez was non–tendered by Minnesota and became a free agent.[13] Henríquez re–signed with the Twins on a minor league contract on November 19.[14]

He began the 2024 season back in Triple–A St. Paul, logging a 4.05 ERA across 7 appearances. On April 22, 2024, the Twins selected Henríquez's contract to the major league roster.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Grant, Evan (April 3, 2020). "Scouting the Rangers' top prospects, No. 11: Why developing the changeup is important for Ronny Henriquez". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Badler, Ben (December 3, 2019). "2019-20 MLB International Reviews: Texas Rangers". Baseball America. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Grant, Evan (March 8, 2021). "Scouting the Rangers' top prospects, No. 20: RHP Ronny Henriquez has potential to become an all-time bargain". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  4. ^ Law, Keith. "Rangers 2021 prospect rankings: Keith Law on Texas' top 20". The Athletic. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Newberg, Jamey. "Texas Rangers 2020-21 offseason prospect rankings: Part 4 (No. 12 through 1)". The Athletic. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  6. ^ Longenhagen, Eric (May 28, 2021). "Top 65 Prospects: Texas Rangers". FanGraphs. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Rangers' Ronny Henriquez: Earns promotion". CBSSports.com. June 10, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  8. ^ Landry, Kennedi (May 31, 2021). "Catching up with the Rangers' affiliates". MLB.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  9. ^ Landry, Kennedi (November 19, 2021). "Texas protects 3 prospects from Rule 5 Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  10. ^ Morris, Adam J. (November 19, 2021). "Rangers add 3 to 40 man roster, outright 2". Lone Star Ball (SB Nation). Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  11. ^ "Rangers sending Kiner-Falefa to Twins". ESPN.com. March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  12. ^ "Twins' Ronny Henriquez: Receives first MLB call-up". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  13. ^ "Pair of young arms in Moran, Henriquez non-tendered by Twins". mlb.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  14. ^ "Twins Re-Sign Jovani Moran, Ronny Henriquez to Minor League Deals". December 2023.
  15. ^ "Twins Option Louie Varland, Select Ronny Henriquez". mlbtraderumors.com. April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
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