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'''Michael Tyler Hensley''' (born July 30, 1993) is an American [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]] for the [[Evansville Otters]] of the [[Frontier League]]. Hensley was a first round selection of the [[New York Yankees]] in the [[2012 Major League Baseball draft]].
'''Michael Tyler Hensley''' (born July 30, 1993) is an American former [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]]. Hensley was a first round selection of the [[New York Yankees]] in the [[2012 Major League Baseball draft]], but never played in the major leagues after playing only five professional seasons (two with the Yankees).


==Early life and amateur career==
==Early life and amateur career==
Hensley lived in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], before his family moved to [[Lawrence, Kansas]]. He was set to attend [[Lawrence Free State High School]]. However, strict rules about how many games he could play for the high school baseball team led the family to move to [[Oklahoma]], which allows for a longer high school baseball schedule.<ref name=ljworld>{{cite web|url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2012/jul/15/former-lawrencian-ty-hensley-goes-pro-yankees/|title=Former Lawrencian Ty Hensley goes pro with Yankees|work=[[Lawrence Journal-World]]|date=July 15, 2012|accessdate=January 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name=talent>{{cite web|url=http://newsok.com/baseball-draft-ty-hensley-moving-to-oklahoma-helped-develop-his-talent/article/3681020|title=Baseball draft: Ty Hensley moving to Oklahoma helped develop his talent|work=NewsOK.com|accessdate=January 9, 2015}}</ref> He attended [[Edmond Santa Fe High School]] in [[Edmond, Oklahoma]], where he played for the baseball team as a [[pitcher]] and [[catcher]] and for the [[American football]] team as a [[quarterback]].<ref name="Axisa"/> Hensley stopped playing football as a senior in order to focus on baseball. In his senior year, Hensley compiled a 10–0 [[win–loss record (pitching)|win–loss record]], a 1.52 [[earned run average]] (ERA) in {{fraction|55|1|3}} [[innings pitched]] with 111 [[strikeout]]s and was named the [[Gatorade]] Player of the Year for his state.<ref name=ljworld/><ref name="Axisa" />
Hensley lived in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], before his family moved to [[Lawrence, Kansas]]. He was set to attend [[Lawrence Free State High School]]. However, strict rules about how many games he could play for the high school baseball team led the family to move to [[Oklahoma]], which allows for a longer high school baseball schedule.<ref name=ljworld>{{cite web|url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2012/jul/15/former-lawrencian-ty-hensley-goes-pro-yankees/|title=Former Lawrencian Ty Hensley goes pro with Yankees|work=[[Lawrence Journal-World]]|date=July 15, 2012|access-date=January 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name=talent>{{cite web|url=http://newsok.com/baseball-draft-ty-hensley-moving-to-oklahoma-helped-develop-his-talent/article/3681020|title=Baseball draft: Ty Hensley moving to Oklahoma helped develop his talent|work=NewsOK.com|access-date=January 9, 2015}}</ref> He attended [[Edmond Santa Fe High School]] in [[Edmond, Oklahoma]], where he played for the baseball team as a [[pitcher]] and [[catcher]] and for the [[American football]] team as a [[quarterback]].<ref name="Axisa"/> Hensley stopped playing football as a senior in order to focus on baseball. In his senior year, Hensley compiled a 10–0 [[win–loss record (pitching)|win–loss record]], a 1.52 [[earned run average]] (ERA) in {{fraction|55|1|3}} [[innings pitched]] with 111 [[strikeout]]s and was named the [[Gatorade]] Player of the Year for his state.<ref name=ljworld/><ref name="Axisa" />


Hensley was recruited by numerous [[college baseball]] programs, and the [[University of Kansas]] recruited him to play [[college baseball]] and [[college football]].<ref name=ljworld/> He narrowed down his choices to three finalists: the [[University of Mississippi]] (Ole Miss), the [[University of Texas]], and [[Arizona State University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oxfordeagle.com/2011/07/rhp-hensley-to-announce-college-choice-saturday/|work=The Oxford Eagle|title=RHP Hensley to announce college choice Saturday|date=July 26, 2011|accessdate=January 9, 2015}}</ref> After spending the summer of 2011 playing for the [[United States national baseball team|United States 18-and-under national baseball team]] with [[Gavin Cecchini]] and [[Stryker Trahan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oxfordeagle.com/2011/06/cecchini-hensley-make-first-cut-for-u-18-team-usa/|work=The Oxford Eagle|title=Cecchini, Hensley make first cut for U-18 Team USA|date=June 26, 2011|accessdate=January 9, 2015}}</ref> who had committed to Ole Miss to play for the [[Ole Miss Rebels baseball]] team, Hensley also chose to commit to Ole Miss.<ref>{{cite web|last=Aber |first=Ryan |url=http://newsok.com/edmond-santa-fes-ty-hensley-commits-to-ole-miss-after-all-america-performance/article/3594674 |title=Edmond Santa Fe's Ty Hensley commits to Ole Miss after All-America performance |publisher=NewsOK.com |date= |accessdate=November 19, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://oxfordeagle.com/2011/08/rhp-hensley-i%E2%80%99m-a-rebel/|work=The Oxford Eagle|title=RHP Hensley: I’m a Rebel|date=August 15, 2011|accessdate=January 9, 2015}}</ref>
Hensley was recruited by numerous [[college baseball]] programs, and the [[University of Kansas]] recruited him to play [[college baseball]] and [[college football]].<ref name=ljworld/> He narrowed down his choices to three finalists: the [[University of Mississippi]] (Ole Miss), the [[University of Texas]], and [[Arizona State University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oxfordeagle.com/2011/07/rhp-hensley-to-announce-college-choice-saturday/|work=The Oxford Eagle|title=RHP Hensley to announce college choice Saturday|date=July 26, 2011|access-date=January 9, 2015}}</ref> After spending the summer of 2011 playing for the [[United States national baseball team|United States 18-and-under national baseball team]] with [[Gavin Cecchini]] and [[Stryker Trahan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oxfordeagle.com/2011/06/cecchini-hensley-make-first-cut-for-u-18-team-usa/|work=The Oxford Eagle|title=Cecchini, Hensley make first cut for U-18 Team USA|date=June 26, 2011|access-date=January 9, 2015}}</ref> who had committed to Ole Miss to play for the [[Ole Miss Rebels baseball]] team, Hensley also chose to commit to Ole Miss.<ref>{{cite web|last=Aber |first=Ryan |url=http://newsok.com/edmond-santa-fes-ty-hensley-commits-to-ole-miss-after-all-america-performance/article/3594674 |title=Edmond Santa Fe's Ty Hensley commits to Ole Miss after All-America performance |publisher=NewsOK.com |access-date=November 19, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://oxfordeagle.com/2011/08/rhp-hensley-i%E2%80%99m-a-rebel/|work=The Oxford Eagle|title=RHP Hensley: I'm a Rebel|date=August 15, 2011|access-date=January 9, 2015}}</ref>


==Professional career==
==Professional career==
===New York Yankees===
The [[New York Yankees]] selected Hensley in the first round, with the 30th overall selection, of the [[2012 Major League Baseball Draft]]. Though the Yankees and Hensley agreed on a $1.6&nbsp;million [[signing bonus]], a physical examination discovered an abnormality in the shoulder of his pitching arm. As a result, the Yankees reduced the offered bonus to $1.2 million; Hensley agreed to the reduced bonus and signed with the Yankees rather than attend Ole Miss.<ref name=ljworld/><ref name="Axisa">{{cite web|url=http://riveraveblues.com/2012/11/prospect-profile-ty-hensley-78841/|title=Prospect Profile: Ty Hensley|last=Axisa|first=Mike|date=November 7, 2012|work=River Avenue Blues|accessdate=November 19, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.silive.com/yankees/index.ssf/2012/07/yankees_agree_to_12_million_de.html|title=Yankees agree to $1.2 million deal with first-round pick Ty Hensley|work=SILive.com|accessdate=January 9, 2015}}</ref>
The [[New York Yankees]] selected Hensley in the first round, with the 30th overall selection, of the [[2012 Major League Baseball draft]]. Though the Yankees and Hensley agreed on a $1.6&nbsp;million [[signing bonus]], a physical examination discovered an abnormality in the shoulder of his pitching arm. As a result, the Yankees reduced the offered bonus to $1.2 million; Hensley agreed to the reduced bonus and signed with the Yankees rather than attend Ole Miss.<ref name=ljworld/><ref name="Axisa">{{cite web|url=http://riveraveblues.com/2012/11/prospect-profile-ty-hensley-78841/|title=Prospect Profile: Ty Hensley|last=Axisa|first=Mike|date=November 7, 2012|work=River Avenue Blues|access-date=November 19, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.silive.com/yankees/index.ssf/2012/07/yankees_agree_to_12_million_de.html|title=Yankees agree to $1.2 million deal with first-round pick Ty Hensley|work=SILive.com|date=July 13, 2012|access-date=January 9, 2015}}</ref>


After signing, Hensley made his professional debut in [[Minor League Baseball]] with the [[Gulf Coast Yankees]] of the [[Rookie-level]] [[Gulf Coast League]]. He pitched 12 innings for the Gulf Coast Yankees. He suffered an [[abdominal muscle]] [[Muscle strain|strain]] while pitching in the [[Dominican Republic]] during the offseason. Though he rehabilitated the injury, he felt pain in his hip during [[spring training]] in 2013, which was diagnosed as a [[hip impingement]]. He required surgery to repair both [[hip labrum]]s, and caused him to miss the entire 2013 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.silive.com/siyankees/index.ssf/2014/08/hensley_yankees.html|title=Yankees' top pick Ty Hensley back on the path pitching for Staten Island|work=SILive.com|accessdate=January 9, 2015}}</ref> He pitched for the Gulf Coast Yankees and the [[Staten Island Yankees]] of the [[Class A-Short Season]] [[New York–Penn League]] in 2014. Between the two levels, he had a 2.93 ERA in {{frac|30|2|3}} innings pitched across 11 appearances.<ref name=milb/>
After signing, Hensley made his professional debut in [[Minor League Baseball]] with the [[Gulf Coast Yankees]] of the [[Rookie-level]] [[Gulf Coast League]]. He pitched 12 innings for the Gulf Coast Yankees, striking out 14.<ref name=freep/> He suffered an [[abdominal muscle]] [[Muscle strain|strain]] while pitching in the [[Dominican Republic]] during the offseason. Though he rehabilitated the injury, he felt pain in his hip during [[spring training]] in 2013, which was diagnosed as a [[hip impingement]]. He required surgery to repair both [[hip labrum]]s.<ref name=silive/> He developed an infection from the surgeries, and had an allergic reaction to the antibiotics he was prescribed.<ref name=freep/> Hensley missed the entire 2013 season.<ref name=silive>{{cite web|url=http://www.silive.com/siyankees/index.ssf/2014/08/hensley_yankees.html|title=Yankees' top pick Ty Hensley back on the path pitching for Staten Island|work=SILive.com|date=August 5, 2014|access-date=January 9, 2015}}</ref> He required a minor abdominal surgery to reattach the muscle to the bone before the 2014 season,<ref name=freep/> and pitched for the Gulf Coast Yankees and the [[Staten Island Yankees]] of the [[Class A-Short Season]] [[New York–Penn League]] in 2014. Between the two levels, he had a 2.93 ERA and 40 strikeouts in {{frac|30|2|3}} innings pitched across 11 appearances.<ref name=freep/><ref name=milb/>


Hensley began experiencing discomfort in his arm during spring training in 2015. An [[MRI]] and [[arthrogram]] found a bone [[calcification]] inside a torn [[ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow]]. He underwent [[Tommy John surgery]] and missed the 2015 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/ty-hensley-tommy-john-surgery/|title=Ty Hensley Has Tommy John Surgery|date=April 6, 2015|first=Alexis|last=Brudnicki|work=[[Baseball America]]|accessdate=April 6, 2015}}</ref> While rehabilitating, the Yankees announced that Hensley would need a second Tommy John surgery in May 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lohud.com/story/sports/mlb/lohud-yankees/2016/05/20/yankees-prospect-ty-hensley-needs-tommy-john-again/84654080/|title=Yankees prospect Ty Hensley needs Tommy John again|first=Chad|last=Jennings|work=[[The Journal News]]|location=[[White Plains, New York]]|date=May 20, 2016|accessdate=May 20, 2016}}</ref> He missed the 2015 and 2016 seasons due to injury.
Hensley began experiencing discomfort in his arm during spring training in 2015. An [[MRI]] and [[arthrogram]] found a bone [[calcification]] inside a torn [[ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow]]. He underwent [[Tommy John surgery]] and missed the 2015 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/ty-hensley-tommy-john-surgery/|title=Ty Hensley Has Tommy John Surgery|date=April 6, 2015|first=Alexis|last=Brudnicki|work=[[Baseball America]]|access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref> While rehabilitating, the Yankees announced that Hensley would need a second Tommy John surgery in May 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lohud.com/story/sports/mlb/lohud-yankees/2016/05/20/yankees-prospect-ty-hensley-needs-tommy-john-again/84654080/|title=Yankees prospect Ty Hensley needs Tommy John again|first=Chad|last=Jennings|work=[[The Journal News]]|location=[[White Plains, New York]]|date=May 20, 2016|access-date=May 20, 2016}}</ref> He missed the 2015 and 2016 seasons due to injury.


===Later career===
At the 2016 [[Winter Meetings]], the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] selected Hensley from the Yankees in the minor league phase of the [[Rule 5 draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20161216&content_id=211234476&fext=.jsp&vkey=toolshed&sid=milb|title=Toolshed: Hensley ready for next phase: Oft-injured righty and 2012 first-rounder taken by Rays in Rule 5 Draft|first=Sam|last=Dykstra|work=MiLB.com|date=December 16, 2016|accessdate=December 16, 2016}}</ref> He missed the 2017 season due to injury. The Rays released Hensley, and he signed with the [[Evansville Otters]] of the [[Frontier League]], an [[independent baseball league]], in May 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://44news.wevv.com/otters-hensley-starts-comeback-trail/ |title=Otters' Hensley Starts on the Comeback Trail - 44News &#124; Evansville, IN |publisher=44news.wevv.com |date=2018-06-18 |accessdate=2019-02-13}}</ref>
At the 2016 [[Winter Meetings]], the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] selected Hensley from the Yankees in the minor league phase of the [[Rule 5 draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20161216&content_id=211234476&fext=.jsp&vkey=toolshed&sid=milb|title=Toolshed: Hensley ready for next phase: Oft-injured righty and 2012 first-rounder taken by Rays in Rule 5 Draft|first=Sam|last=Dykstra|work=MiLB.com|date=December 16, 2016|access-date=December 16, 2016}}</ref> He missed the 2017 season after a screw had to be inserted to reconnect the bone in his elbow. The Rays released
Hensley in April 2018.<ref name=freep/>

Hensley signed with the [[Evansville Otters]] of the [[Frontier League]], an [[independent baseball league]], in May 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://44news.wevv.com/otters-hensley-starts-comeback-trail/ |title=Otters' Hensley Starts on the Comeback Trail - 44News &#124; Evansville, IN |publisher=44news.wevv.com |date=2018-06-18 |access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref> With Evansville, he pitched to a 6.61 ERA with 31 strikeouts and 41 [[base on balls|walks]] in 11 appearances.<ref name=freep/>

In 2019, Hensley pitched for the Utica Unicorns of the [[United Shore Professional Baseball League]].<ref name=freep>{{cite web|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/2019/06/13/ty-hensley-new-york-yankees-uspbl/1412633001/ |title=How Yankees No. 1 pick tumbled to Utica's USPBL: 'Supposed to be the ace'|first=Greg|last=Levinsky|work=Detroit Free Press |date=June 13, 2019 |accessdate=2021-01-29}}</ref> On August 6, 2020, Hensley threw a [[no-hitter]] for Utica against the [[Eastside Diamond Hoppers]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Kuehn |first=Jeff |url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/sports/uticas-ty-hensley-tosses-no-hitter-in-uspbl-action/article_cad5f484-d8b2-11ea-8c43-ff5c0292bd4a.html |title=Utica's Ty Hensley tosses no-hitter in USPBL action &#124; Sports |publisher=theoaklandpress.com |date=2020-08-07 |accessdate=2021-01-29}}</ref>

On January 28, 2021, Hensley signed with the [[Milwaukee Milkmen]] of the [[American Association of Professional Baseball|American Association]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.americanassociationbaseball.com/transactions/2021-transactions/ | title=American Association of Professional Baseball - 2021 Transactions }}</ref> Hensley did not make an appearance for Milwaukee before he was released by the team on August 27.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aabaseball.com/transactions/|title=American Association of Professional Baseball - 2021 Transactions}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Hensley's father, Mike, played for college baseball for the [[Oklahoma Sooners]] and for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]' organization in Minor League Baseball. After Mike's career ended due to an injury, he worked as a [[Coach (baseball)#Pitching coach|pitching coach]] for [[Oral Roberts University]] and [[Kansas State University]].<ref name=ljworld/><ref name=talent/> Hensley has a brother, J. R., who also pitches and plays [[left tackle]] for the football team.<ref name=ljworld/>
Hensley's father, Mike, played for college baseball for the [[Oklahoma Sooners baseball|Oklahoma Sooners]] and for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]' organization in Minor League Baseball. After Mike's career ended due to an injury, he worked as a [[Coach (baseball)#Pitching coach|pitching coach]] for [[Oral Roberts University]] and [[Kansas State University]].<ref name=ljworld/><ref name=talent/> Hensley has a brother, J. R., who also pitches and plays [[left tackle]] for the football team.<ref name=ljworld/>


Following the 2014 season, Hensley was brutally assaulted and seriously injured in a town near his home. [[Anthony Morales]], an American football [[linebacker]] who played [[college football]] for [[Weber State University]], allegedly attacked Hensley, kicking him in the head, when they argued about signing bonuses, and Hensley refused to tell Morales how much he received in his signing bonus.<ref name="photos">{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/photos-reveal-extent-yankees-prospect-injuries-article-1.2072137|title=Photos reveal extent of Yankees prospect Ty Hensley’s injuries after brutal beating: STRONG IMAGES: Most of the photos were taken at Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City, where Hensley was transported after he was allegedly assaulted by NFL prospect Anthony Morales|first1=Michael|last1=O'Keeffe|first2=Anthony|last2=McCarron|work=[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]|date=January 9, 2015|accessdate=January 11, 2015}}</ref> Hensley lost consciousness and suffered a broken jaw. He spent several days at [[INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center]]. Morales was charged with aggravated assault and battery, but later acquitted of the crimes.<ref name=milb>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20150108&content_id=105927868&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb|title=Hensley recovering after 'brutal attack'|first=Sam|last=Dykstra|work=MiLB.com|date=January 8, 2015|accessdate=January 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsok.com/new-york-yankees-prospect-ty-hensley-severely-injured-in-assault-attorney-says/article/5382809|title=New York Yankees prospect Ty Hensley severely injured in assault, authorities say|first1=Nolan|last1=Clay|first2=Jacob|last2=Unruh|work=NewsOK.com|date=January 8, 2015|accessdate=January 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name="photos"/>
Following the 2014 season, Hensley was assaulted and seriously injured in a town near his home. [[Anthony Morales]], an American football [[linebacker]] who played [[college football]] for [[Weber State University]], allegedly attacked Hensley, kicking him in the head, when they argued about signing bonuses, and Hensley refused to tell Morales how much he received in his signing bonus.<ref name="photos">{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/photos-reveal-extent-yankees-prospect-injuries-article-1.2072137|title=Photos reveal extent of Yankees prospect Ty Hensley's injuries after brutal beating: STRONG IMAGES: Most of the photos were taken at Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City, where Hensley was transported after he was allegedly assaulted by NFL prospect Anthony Morales|first1=Michael|last1=O'Keeffe|first2=Anthony|last2=McCarron|work=[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]|date=January 9, 2015|access-date=January 11, 2015}}</ref> Hensley lost consciousness and suffered a broken jaw. He spent several days at [[INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center]]. Morales was charged with aggravated assault and battery, but later acquitted of the crimes.<ref name=milb>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20150108&content_id=105927868&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb|title=Hensley recovering after 'brutal attack'|first=Sam|last=Dykstra|work=MiLB.com|date=January 8, 2015|access-date=January 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsok.com/new-york-yankees-prospect-ty-hensley-severely-injured-in-assault-attorney-says/article/5382809|title=New York Yankees prospect Ty Hensley severely injured in assault, authorities say|first1=Nolan|last1=Clay|first2=Jacob|last2=Unruh|work=NewsOK.com|date=January 8, 2015|access-date=January 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name="photos"/>


==See also==
==See also==
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Ty Hensley
Pitcher
Born: (1993-07-30) July 30, 1993 (age 31)
Edmond, Oklahoma
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right

Michael Tyler Hensley (born July 30, 1993) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Hensley was a first round selection of the New York Yankees in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, but never played in the major leagues after playing only five professional seasons (two with the Yankees).

Early life and amateur career

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Hensley lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma, before his family moved to Lawrence, Kansas. He was set to attend Lawrence Free State High School. However, strict rules about how many games he could play for the high school baseball team led the family to move to Oklahoma, which allows for a longer high school baseball schedule.[1][2] He attended Edmond Santa Fe High School in Edmond, Oklahoma, where he played for the baseball team as a pitcher and catcher and for the American football team as a quarterback.[3] Hensley stopped playing football as a senior in order to focus on baseball. In his senior year, Hensley compiled a 10–0 win–loss record, a 1.52 earned run average (ERA) in 55+1⁄3 innings pitched with 111 strikeouts and was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for his state.[1][3]

Hensley was recruited by numerous college baseball programs, and the University of Kansas recruited him to play college baseball and college football.[1] He narrowed down his choices to three finalists: the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), the University of Texas, and Arizona State University.[4] After spending the summer of 2011 playing for the United States 18-and-under national baseball team with Gavin Cecchini and Stryker Trahan,[5] who had committed to Ole Miss to play for the Ole Miss Rebels baseball team, Hensley also chose to commit to Ole Miss.[6][7]

Professional career

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New York Yankees

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The New York Yankees selected Hensley in the first round, with the 30th overall selection, of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. Though the Yankees and Hensley agreed on a $1.6 million signing bonus, a physical examination discovered an abnormality in the shoulder of his pitching arm. As a result, the Yankees reduced the offered bonus to $1.2 million; Hensley agreed to the reduced bonus and signed with the Yankees rather than attend Ole Miss.[1][3][8]

After signing, Hensley made his professional debut in Minor League Baseball with the Gulf Coast Yankees of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League. He pitched 12 innings for the Gulf Coast Yankees, striking out 14.[9] He suffered an abdominal muscle strain while pitching in the Dominican Republic during the offseason. Though he rehabilitated the injury, he felt pain in his hip during spring training in 2013, which was diagnosed as a hip impingement. He required surgery to repair both hip labrums.[10] He developed an infection from the surgeries, and had an allergic reaction to the antibiotics he was prescribed.[9] Hensley missed the entire 2013 season.[10] He required a minor abdominal surgery to reattach the muscle to the bone before the 2014 season,[9] and pitched for the Gulf Coast Yankees and the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League in 2014. Between the two levels, he had a 2.93 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 30+2⁄3 innings pitched across 11 appearances.[9][11]

Hensley began experiencing discomfort in his arm during spring training in 2015. An MRI and arthrogram found a bone calcification inside a torn ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow. He underwent Tommy John surgery and missed the 2015 season.[12] While rehabilitating, the Yankees announced that Hensley would need a second Tommy John surgery in May 2016.[13] He missed the 2015 and 2016 seasons due to injury.

Later career

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At the 2016 Winter Meetings, the Tampa Bay Rays selected Hensley from the Yankees in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[14] He missed the 2017 season after a screw had to be inserted to reconnect the bone in his elbow. The Rays released Hensley in April 2018.[9]

Hensley signed with the Evansville Otters of the Frontier League, an independent baseball league, in May 2018.[15] With Evansville, he pitched to a 6.61 ERA with 31 strikeouts and 41 walks in 11 appearances.[9]

In 2019, Hensley pitched for the Utica Unicorns of the United Shore Professional Baseball League.[9] On August 6, 2020, Hensley threw a no-hitter for Utica against the Eastside Diamond Hoppers.[16]

On January 28, 2021, Hensley signed with the Milwaukee Milkmen of the American Association.[17] Hensley did not make an appearance for Milwaukee before he was released by the team on August 27.[18]

Personal life

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Hensley's father, Mike, played for college baseball for the Oklahoma Sooners and for the St. Louis Cardinals' organization in Minor League Baseball. After Mike's career ended due to an injury, he worked as a pitching coach for Oral Roberts University and Kansas State University.[1][2] Hensley has a brother, J. R., who also pitches and plays left tackle for the football team.[1]

Following the 2014 season, Hensley was assaulted and seriously injured in a town near his home. Anthony Morales, an American football linebacker who played college football for Weber State University, allegedly attacked Hensley, kicking him in the head, when they argued about signing bonuses, and Hensley refused to tell Morales how much he received in his signing bonus.[19] Hensley lost consciousness and suffered a broken jaw. He spent several days at INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center. Morales was charged with aggravated assault and battery, but later acquitted of the crimes.[11][20][19]

See also

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References

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