Henry Sosa

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sosa and the second or maternal family name is Esther.
Henry Sosa
Henry Sosa on May 6, 2012.jpg
Sosa pitching for the Oklahoma City RedHawks, triple-A affiliates of the Houston Astros, in 2012
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1985-07-28) July 28, 1985 (age 36)
El Seibo Province, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: August 10, 2011, for the Houston Astros
KBO: 2012, for the Kia Tigers
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 2012, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
(through 2011 Season)
Win–loss record3–5
ERA5.23
Strikeouts38
WHIP1.444
KBO statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record77–63
ERA4.27
Strikeouts1,059
WHIP1.325
CPBL statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win-loss record24–7
ERA2.78
Strikeouts267
WHIP1.21
Teams

Henry Sosa Esther (July 28, 1985) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He was born in El Seibo, Dominican Republic. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) for the Kia Tigers, Nexen Heroes, LG Twins, and SK Wyverns, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Fubon Guardians.

Career[]

San Francisco Giants[]

Sosa was signed as an amateur free agent by the San Francisco Giants on April 23, 2004. He began his professional career in 2006 with the AZL Giants. With them, he went 2-1 with a 3.90 ERA in nine games (six starts). He also struck out 41 batters in 321⁄3 innings. In 2007, he played for the San Jose Giants and Augusta Greenjackets. He went 6-0 with a 0.73 ERA in 13 games (10 starts) with the Greenjackets and 5-5 with a 4.38 ERA in 14 starts with the Giants. He went a combined 11-5 with a 2.58 ERA in 27 games (24 starts). In 1252⁄3 innings, he struck out 139 batters. He also played for the Estrellas de Oriente of the Dominican Winter League that year.[1] For the San Jose Giants and Augusta Greenjackets in 2008, he went a combined 3-4 with a 4.21 ERA in 572⁄3 innings. He played only two games with Augusta.[2]

Houston Astros[]

On July 19, 2011 Sosa was traded to the Houston Astros along with Jason Stoffel for infielder Jeff Keppinger.[3] He made his Major League debut on August 10, 2011 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He started the game and allowed four runs in six innings to pick up the loss. His first win was recorded when he allowed one run in six innings against the San Francisco Giants on August 25. In 10 starts he was 3-5 with a 5.23 ERA.

Kia Tigers[]

He pitched with the Kia Tigers in the Korea Baseball Organization in 2012–2013.

Los Angeles Dodgers[]

Sosa signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in December, 2013 and was assigned to the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes. In seven starts for the Isotopes he was 1-2 with a 3.72 ERA.

Nexen Heroes[]

On May 15, 2014, he signed with the Nexen Heroes of the KBO.[4]

LG Twins[]

Sosa signed with the LG Twins of the Korea Baseball Organization for the 2015 season. He re-signed with LG Twins for the 2016, 2017 and 2018 seasons. Since then, he has become one of the most well-known veteran foreign pitchers in the KBO League alongside Dustin Nippert. He became a free agent following the 2018 season.

Fubon Guardians[]

Sosa signed with the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League for the 2019 season.[5]

SK Wyverns[]

On June 3, 2019, Sosa signed with the SK Wyverns of the KBO League for the remainder of the 2019 season.[6] He became a free agent after the season.

Fubon Guardians (second stint)[]

On December 13, 2019, Sosa signed with the Fubon Guardians for the 2020 season.[7] In 12 games with Fubon, Sosa recorded an 8-2 record and 1.56 ERA with 85 strikeouts in 86.2 innings of work. Sosa was the Opening Day starting pitcher for the Guardians on March 14, 2021 against the CTBC Brothers. In a March 21 game against the Rakuten Monkeys, Sosa collapsed to the ground after an apparent knee injury following the delivery of a pitch. On April 19, Sosa underwent ACL surgery.[8] On July 12, Sosa was released by Fubon.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ http://minors.sabrwebs.com/cgi-bin/person.php?milbID=sosa--001hen[permanent dead link] "SABR"
  2. ^ http://thebaseballcube.com/players/S/Henry-Sosa.shtml The Baseball Cube
  3. ^ Nicholson-Smith, Ben. "Giants Acquire Jeff Keppinger". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Nexen Heroes sign ex-Kia pitcher Sosa". May 15, 2014.
  5. ^ "Fubon Guardians Sign Henry Sosa". January 13, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "Right-hander returns to KBO after stint in Taiwan". Yonhap News Agency. June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  7. ^ "Fubon Guardians News: Henry Sosa". CPBLstats. December 13, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  8. ^ http://cpblstats.com/guardians-henry-sosa-undergoes-acl-surgery/
  9. ^ https://www.cpbl.com.tw/player/trans

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