Thomas Jack Henry (born July 29, 1997) is an American

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for the Arizona Diamondbacks of

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(MLB). He played

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for the

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Early life

Henry attended

Portage Northern High School Portage Northern High School is a high school in Portage, Michigan. Northern High School serves 1,420 students from ninth through twelfth grades. In addition to meeting the regular education needs of students living in the PNHS attendance area ...

in Portage, Michigan, where he was the 2016 Mr. Baseball and Gatorade Player of the Year.

College career

In 2017 and 2018, he played

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for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the

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. As a junior, Henry led the

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to the 2019 College World Series. Despite having been hospitalized with the flu, he was the winning pitcher against No. 1

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in the deciding game of the NCAA Super Regional on June 9. On June 17, he pitched a three-hit, complete-game shutout with 10 strikeouts against

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in the College World Series. Michigan coach

Erik Bakich Erik Michael Bakich (born November 27, 1977) is an American baseball coach and former left fielder, who is the current head baseball coach of the Clemson Tigers. Bakich played college baseball at San Jose City College (1997–1998) and East Car ...

said of Henry's performance: "He was the entire storyline. We needed a strong performance, and he gave us something magical." On June 24, in the first game of the College World Series finals against Vanderbilt, Henry was the winning pitcher and tallied eight strikeouts. Overall, Henry compiled a 3–0 record, struck out 31 batters, and allowed eight earned runs in innings during the 2019 NCAA Tournament.

Professional career

Henry was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks with the 74th overall pick in the

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. Henry made three appearances in 2019 for the Hillsboro Hops after signing, going 0–0 with a 6.00 ERA over 3 innings. On August 3, 2022, the Diamondbacks selected Henry's contract from Triple-A

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. Henry was optioned to the Triple-A Reno Aces to begin the 2023 season.

References

External links

Michigan Wolverines bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, Tommy 1997 births Living people People from Portage, Michigan Baseball players from Michigan Major League Baseball pitchers Arizona Diamondbacks players Michigan Wolverines baseball players Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox players Hillsboro Hops players Amarillo Sod Poodles players Reno Aces players