Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Payton Henry was born June 24, 1997, in American Fork, Utah. He is a catcher in the MLB.

Henry attended Pleasant Grove High School in Pleasant Grove, Utah. He originally committed to play college baseball at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas but de-committed during his junior year. As a junior in 2015, he hit .527 with nine home runs and was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Utah. In 2016, his senior year, he batted .519 with seven home runs alongside pitching to a 2.91 ERA on the mound, earning Gatorade Player of the Year honors for the second straight season. After the season, he was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Brewers for $550,000, forgoing his commitment to Brigham Young University.

Henry made his professional debut after signing with the Rookie-level Arizona League Brewers, hitting .256 with 17 RBIs over 24 games. In 2017, Henry played with the Helena Brewers where he batted .242 with seven home runs and 33 RBIs over 55 games. He spent the 2018 season with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Class A Midwest League, with whom he was named an All-Star and slashed .234/.327/.380 with ten home runs and 41 RBIs over 98 games. He was awarded a Gold Glove after the season. In 2019, he spent the year with the Carolina Mudcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, earning All-Star honors and batting .242 with 14 home runs and 75 RBIs over 121 games.