BIOGRAPHY
David Hensley was born March 28, 1996, in San Diego, California. He is an infielder in the MLB.
On August 20, 2022, the Astros selected Hensley's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his major league debut on August 27, 2022, starting at shortstop and going 0-for-3 with a strikeout versus the Baltimore Orioles at Minute Maid Park. The following day, he doubled off Orioles starting pitcher Austin Voth in the third inning for his first major league hit. He collected his first three-hit game and reached base four times in a game for the first time in the major leagues versus the Texas Rangers on August 31. Hensley doubled home two runs on in fifth inning on September 4 versus Tucker Davidson of the Los Angeles Angels for his first two career RBI. Hensley hit his first major league home run on September 27 in the sixth inning at Minute Maid Park versus Ian Kennedy of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
In 2022 he batted 10-for-27 with a home run and five RBIs with the Astros. He appeared at second base, third base, shortstop, left field, and as a DH and pinch hitter.
Hensley made his postseason debut in Game 1 of the 2022 American League Division Series (ALDS), appearing as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning. He was hit by a Paul Sewald pitch, then replaced by Jake Meyers as pinch runner, who scored the lead run on a Yordan Álvarez three-run walk-off home run for an 8–7 final over the Seattle Mariners. It was the first walk-off home run in an MLB postseason contest with the home team down to their final out in the ninth inning and trailing by more than one run. The Astros advanced to the World Series and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games to give Hensley his first career World Series title.
