ARLINGTON, Texas – Ronny Henriquez’s His major league career comes in tiny chunks, but like any employee hoping for more, he remains relentlessly positive and never allows disappointment to set in.
The Dominican right-hander is in the Twins bullpen for the fourth time this season, but knows his tenure here could end at any time. After all, his first three visits this season lasted just one game each. And his most recent outing as a Twin? He threw exactly one pitch, got Philadelphia’s Bryson Stott to appear and was sent back to St. Paul.
“This is something I cannot control. These are decisions I do not make and I respect them,” Henriquez, 24, said through an interpreter. Mauricio Ortiz“I always try to stay positive and keep working so that I’m ready the next time I get called up.”
These call-ups are still exciting, he said, even though he never has the opportunity to stay there.
“Every time Toby (Garden rental“When someone (the manager of the Saints) tells me I’m going to the major leagues, I’m very happy,” Henriquez said. “Those are the things that make you the happiest.”
This time he will find out how his life would have turned out if the Rangers, who signed him as a 17-year-old in 2017, had not signed him to the Mitch Garver-for-Isiah Kiner-Falefa Trade in 2022. He will likely pitch against his former team this weekend.
“Ronny gives us length. We were one man short in the bullpen, which was fine for a day or two,” said Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “We needed some protection. And he can throw in any kind of role.”
He was twice selected as a substitute for Louie Varlandin April and on Thursday, stepped in for two days when Chris Paddack was placed on the injured list in June and spent three days with the Twins when Kody Funderburk was injured in July. He has made 10 outs this season, including three strikeouts, and has not allowed a run.
