The Phillies and catcher Payton Henry agreed to a minor league contract earlier this month, in response to the MLB.com transaction log. Henry confirmed the deal on social media.
Henry, 27, appeared within the majors with the Marlins between 2021-22. He suited up in 20 video games, hitting .186 with one extra-base hit (a double) by means of 51 journeys to the plate. The previous sixth-round draftee has spent the previous two seasons in Triple-A. He performed 2023 within the Milwaukee system and spent this yr with the Toronto group.
The righty-hitting Henry was restricted to 27 video games with Triple-A Buffalo this previous season. He was injured in a daunting play on Could 31. Henry was catching when an opposing hitter by accident struck him on the top with a backswing. Henry was eliminated on a cart and transported to a Syracuse, New York, hospital. The sport was cancelled at that time. Luckily, Henry was launched the next day.
After a three-month keep on the injured checklist, he returned to motion with the Bisons in the course of September. He performed in three video games to complete the season. Whereas he didn’t have time to place himself in place for an MLB name, getting again on the sphere checks a big field going into Spring Coaching.
Henry is prone to open subsequent season in Triple-A, the place he’s now a profession .266/.332/.414 hitter. Garrett Stubbs and Rafael Marchán are every on the 40-man roster and potential backups behind J.T. Realmuto. They’ll stay forward of Henry and Paul McIntosh, whom the Phils acquired over the weekend within the Jesús Luzardo commerce, on the depth chart.
