| Henry Sosa | |
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| Houston Astros – No. 65 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 28, 1985 El Seibo Province, Dominican Republic |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 10, 2011 for the Houston Astros | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 Season) |
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| Win-Loss | 3-5 |
| Earned Run Average | 5.23 |
| Strikeouts | 38 |
| Teams | |
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Henry Sosa Esther (July 28, 1985 in El Seibo Province, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball.
He began his professional career in 2006 with the AZL Giants. With them, he went 2-1 with a 3.90 ERA in nine games (six starts). He also struck out 41 batters in 32 1/3 innings. In 2007, he played for the San Jose Giants and Augusta Greenjackets. He went 6-0 with a 0.73 ERA in 13 games (10 starts) with the Greenjackets and 5-5 with a 4.38 ERA in 14 starts with the Giants. He went a combined 11-5 with a 2.58 ERA in 27 games (24 starts). In 125 2/3 innings, he struck out 139 batters. He also played for the Estrellas de Oriente of the Dominican Winter League that year.[1] For the San Jose Giants and Augusta Greenjackets in 2008, he went a combined 3-4 with a 4.21 ERA in 57 2/3 innings. He played only two games with Augusta.[2]
On July 19, 2011 Sosa was traded to the Houston Astros along with Jason Stoffel for infielder Jeff Keppinger.[3]
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