Blair Henley

American baseball player (born 1997)

Baseball player

Blair Henley
Houston Astros – No. 70
Pitcher
Born: (1997-05-14) May 14, 1997 (age 27) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 8, 2024, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics (through April 8, 2024)
Win–loss record	0–0
Earned run average	135.00
Strikeouts	0

Teams
Houston Astros (2024–present)

Michael Blair Henley (born May 14, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.

Career

Henley attended Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth, Texas, and the University of Texas at Austin, where he played college baseball for the Texas Longhorns. The Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB) drafted him in the seventh round, with the 226th overall selection, of the 2019 MLB draft.^[1]^[2]

Henley made his professional debut with the rookie–level Gulf Coast League Orioles, and spent the remainder of the year with the Low–A Tri-City ValleyCats. In 11 games, he logged a 1.60 ERA with 46 strikeouts across 33+2⁄3 innings pitched. Henley did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

Henley returned to action in 2021 with the High–A Asheville Tourists. However, after only five appearances he underwent Tommy John surgery, which caused him to miss the remainder of the year as well as the entirety of the 2022 season.^[4] In 2023, Henley made 25 appearances (17 starts) for the Double–A Corpus Christi Hooks, registering a 3–6 record and 5.06 ERA with 106 strikeouts across 106+2⁄3 innings.^[5]

The Astros promoted Henley to the major leagues on April 8, 2024, to make his major league debut in place of Framber Valdez.^[6] He allowed five earned runs while recording one out^[7] and was optioned back to the Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys after the game.^[8]

References

^ https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/dfwvarsity/article231179118.html
^ Goodridge, Gerald (June 4, 2019). "Astros select Texas pitcher Blair Henley in seventh round of 2019 MLB Draft". Burnt Orange Nation.
^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "Houston Astros Replace Ace In Rotation After Calling Up Prospect". si.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "Blair Henley - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ Kawahara, Matt. "Astros' Framber Valdez returns to Houston to have his pitching elbow examined".
^ "Astros salvage Blair Henley's forgettable MLB debut, beat Texas, 10-5". ABC13 Houston. April 8, 2024.
^ Young, Matt. "10 things to know about Astros rookie pitcher Spencer Arrighetti".