Butch Henry

Floyd Bluford "Butch" Henry III (born October 7, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for five MLB teams from 1992 to 1999. Listed at and , he pitched and batted left-handed. Henry has also been a coach in Minor League Baseball and a manager in independent baseball.

Playing career Henry was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 15th round of the 1987 MLB draft. He was 23 years old when he made his major league debut on April 9, 1992, with the Houston Astros.

During his career, Henry had a record of 33–33, with a 3.83 ERA and 345 strikeouts in 621 innings pitched.

Henry became manager for the El Paso Diablos of the American Association of Professional Baseball in 2006. In 2007, he led the Diablos to a South Division-best record of 56–40 and a playoff berth, the team's first since 2000, when they played in the Texas League. The 2007 team's batting and pitching both improved under Henry. The team's batting average for the Diablos was 15 points higher (.279 to .294), while the pitching ERA was almost a full two runs lower (6.18 to 4.37) as compared to 2006. The Diablos also led the league in runs scored and hits and were second in team batting average. As a result, Henry won the league's Manager of the Year award. Henry's final season with the Diablos was 2010. The team had a record of 205–268 during the five seasons that Henry managed the club.

Henry was the pitching coach for the Class A Short Season Staten Island Yankees in 2015

Personal life Henry is a 2010 inductee of the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame.