Payton Anthony Henry (born June 24, 1997) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
[1] He originally committed to play college baseball at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, but he decommitted during his junior year.
[4] After the season, he was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.
[7] Henry made his professional debut after signing with the Rookie-level Arizona League Brewers, hitting .256 with 17 RBI over 24 games.
[8] In 2017, Henry played with the Helena Brewers of the Rookie-level Pioneer League where he batted .242 with seven home runs and 33 RBI over 55 games.
[9] He spent the 2018 season with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Single–A Midwest League, with whom he was named an All–Star and slashed .234/.327/.380 with ten home runs and 41 RBI over 98 games.
On September 17, Miami selected Henry's contract and promoted him to the active roster to make his MLB debut that night.
During a game against the Syracuse Mets on May 31, 2024, Henry was hit in the back of the head by a swing by Pablo Reyes.