Justin Henry (baseball)
Justin Henry (born April 30, 1985, in University, Mississippi) is a minor league baseball second baseman in the Detroit Tigers organization.
Professional career
2007
Justin was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the ninth round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft.
In 2007 he was selected to the New York-Penn League midseason All-Star squad.
He finished second in the league with 85 hits, third with a .340 batting average and tied for fourth with 49 runs scored.
He was the second-hardest batter to fan in the league, striking out once every 13.45 plate appearances, and ranked sixth in the league with a .354 batting average (35-for-99) in 28 games in July.
2008
In 2008 Named Class A West Michigan's Player of the Year. Ranked sixth in the Midwest League with a .295 batting average.
Only fanned once every 14.78 plate appearances, the toughest batter in the league to strike out.
Topped all league second basemen with 564 total chances, 213 putouts, 332 assists and 78 double plays.
Shared TOPPS Midwest League Player of the Month honors for July after leading the league with a .396 batting average in 24 games.
Past teams
- West Michigan Whitecaps in Comstock Park, MI
- Oneonta Tigers in Oneonta, NY
- University of Mississippi Rebels in Oxford, MS
- Vicksburg High School Gators in Vicksburg, MS
Stats
Height: 6' 3" Weight: 180 Bats: L Throws: R