| Ronny Henríquez | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Team: | Minnesota Twins |
| Number: | 31 |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 20 June 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Bonao, Dominican Republic |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 19 |
| Debutyear: | 2022 |
| Debutteam: | Minnesota Twins |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Statyear: | August 17, 2024 |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 1–1 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 1.59 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 13 |
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Ronny Henríquez (born June 20, 2000) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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. With Frisco he went 4–4 with a 5.04 ERA and 78 strikeouts over innings. On November 19, 2021, Texas selected Henríquez to the 40–man roster.[9] [10]
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 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 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]