Butch Henry, a native of El Paso, Texas, is in his third year with the El Paso Diablos. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 15th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Butch was 23 years old when he made his Major League debut on April 9, 1992 to play for the Houston Astros. During his career Henry was 33-33, with a 3.89 ERA while throwing 621 total innings. The left hander played with the Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox and the Seattle Mariners. He had the best year of his career in 1994 with the Montreal Expos going 8-3 with a 2.43 ERA. After spending 7 years in the Major Leagues, Henry had to retire early in 2003 due to arm troubles.
Butch was a coach in 2004 for the Sarasota Reds of the Gulf Coast League. In 2005 Henry was the pitching coach for the Billings Mustangs (Pioneer League), the advanced rookie affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. |