Óscar Henríquez
Óscar Henríquez | |
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Relief pitcher | |
Born: La Guaira, Vargas, Venezuela | January 28, 1974|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 7, 1997, for the Houston Astros | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 8, 2002, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 1–2 |
Earned run average | 6.06 |
Saves | 2 |
Teams | |
Óscar Eduardo Henríquez [en-ree'-kayz] (born January 28, 1974) is a Venezuelan former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Houston Astros (1997), Florida Marlins (1998) and Detroit Tigers (2002) in parts of three seasons spanning 1997–2002. Listed at 6' 6", 220 lb., Henríquez batted and threw right handed. He was born in La Guaira, Vargas.
Henríquez was signed as a free agent by the Astros in 1991. Because of his immense size and overpowering fastball, Henríquez became a celebrity in his native Venezuela, where he was dubbed Manacho.
In 1995, Henríquez was diagnosed with myastenia gravis, a rare disorder that affects the nervous system and causes muscle weakness. He had a surgery to remove the thymus gland in the upper neck, and later came down with pneumonia in both lungs. But Henriquez recovered and told the Astros he would be back, and the organization stood by him.[1]
In a 49-game career, Henríquez posted a 1–2 record with a 6.06 ERA and two saves, including 45 strikeouts and 30 walks in 52 innings of work.
In between, Henríquez played winter ball with the Cardenales de Lara, Navegantes del Magallanes and Tiburones de La Guaira clubs of the Venezuelan League in 12 seasons spanning 1992–2006, and also pitched for the Hyundai Unicorns of Korea Professional Baseball in 2001.
See also
Sources
- ^ Marlins' Henriquez Is a gas on and off field. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved on January 13, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Pura Pelota
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Asheville Tourists players
- Cardenales de Lara players
- Caribbean Series players
- Charlotte Knights players
- Detroit Tigers players
- Diablos Rojos del México players
- Expatriate baseball players in South Korea
- Florida Marlins players
- Houston Astros players
- Hyundai Unicorns players
- Kissimmee Cobras players
- Lancaster Barnstormers players
- Long Island Ducks players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Navegantes del Magallanes players
- New Orleans Zephyrs players
- Norfolk Tides players
- Piratas de Campeche players
- People from La Guaira
- San Marino Baseball Club players
- Tiburones de La Guaira players
- Toledo Mud Hens players