Ty Hensley

Michael Tyler Hensley (born July 30, 1993) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Hensley was a first round selection of the New York Yankees in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, but never played in the major leagues after playing only five professional seasons (two with the Yankees).

Early life and amateur career Hensley lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma, before his family moved to Lawrence, Kansas. He was set to attend Lawrence Free State High School. However, strict rules about how many games he could play for the high school baseball team led the family to move to Oklahoma, which allows for a longer high school baseball schedule. He attended Edmond Santa Fe High School in Edmond, Oklahoma, where he played for the baseball team as a pitcher and catcher and for the American football team as a quarterback. After spending the summer of 2011 playing for the United States 18-and-under national baseball team with Gavin Cecchini and Stryker Trahan, who had committed to Ole Miss to play for the Ole Miss Rebels baseball team, Hensley also chose to commit to Ole Miss.

Professional career New York Yankees The New York Yankees selected Hensley in the first round, with the 30th overall selection, of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. Though the Yankees and Hensley agreed on a $1.6 million signing bonus, a physical examination discovered an abnormality in the shoulder of his pitching arm. As a result, the Yankees reduced the offered bonus to $1.2 million; Hensley agreed to the reduced bonus and signed with the Yankees rather than attend Ole Miss.

After signing, Hensley made his professional debut in Minor League Baseball with the Gulf Coast Yankees of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League. He pitched 12 innings for the Gulf Coast Yankees, striking out 14. He required a minor abdominal surgery to reattach the muscle to the bone before the 2014 season, While rehabilitating, the Yankees announced that Hensley would need a second Tommy John surgery in May 2016. He missed the 2015 and 2016 seasons due to injury.

On December 8, 2016, at the Winter Meetings, the Tampa Bay Rays selected Hensley from the Yankees in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft. He missed the 2017 season after a screw had to be inserted to reconnect the bone in his elbow. The Rays released Hensley on April 24, 2018. With Evansville, he pitched to a 6.61 ERA with 31 strikeouts and 41 walks in 11 appearances. On August 6, 2020, Hensley threw a no-hitter for Utica against the Eastside Diamond Hoppers.

On January 28, 2021, Hensley signed with the Milwaukee Milkmen of the American Association. Hensley did not make an appearance for Milwaukee before he was released by the team on August 27.

Personal life Hensley's father, Mike, played for college baseball for the Oklahoma Sooners and for the St. Louis Cardinals' organization in Minor League Baseball. After Mike's career ended due to an injury, he worked as a pitching coach for Oral Roberts University and Kansas State University. Hensley lost consciousness and suffered a broken jaw. He spent several days at INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center. Morales was charged with aggravated assault and battery, but later acquitted of the crimes.