The Yankees signed Henry to a minor-league contract Monday, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports. Henry spent the 2025 campaign at Triple-A Lehigh Valley in the Phillies organization, collecting a .738 OPS with 11 homers across 65 contests. The 28-year-old has 20 games of major-league experience but has not seen any action at the big-league level since 2022.
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Status
ACTIVESTATS
Payton Henry Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/24W 8-3301100010040013/23L 15-6111010000000023/22W 6-2101100000000013/21L 3-1100000000000003/19L 11-0100000000010003/18W 1-0000000000000003/15L 12-1201100000000013/14L 6-4100000000030003/13L 7-6200000000020003/11W 8-1100000000020003/9L 5-3200000000020003/6W 3-0300000000020003/4W 4-0300000000050003/1W 5-3100000000000002/28W 5-1100000000000002/26W 7-3100000000020002/23W 6-2110000011130002/21W 20-3323210010020042/20L 2-020000000002000
Preseason Totals 3047520031130009
Payton Henry Player Profile
Team
New York Yankees
Birthdate
6/24/1997 (28)
Status
MIN
HT/WT
6'1", 229 lbs
Draft Info
2016: Rd 6; Pk 5 (MIL)
Birthplace
Pleasant Grove, UT, USA
Position
C
Career History
New York Yankees
2026-Present
(1 season)
Philadelphia Phillies
2025-2026
(1 season)
Toronto Blue Jays
2024-2025
(1 season)
Milwaukee Brewers
2020-2022, 2023-2024
(3 seasons)
Miami Marlins
2021-2022
(2 seasons)
Payton Henry: Breaking News
Gets minors deal from Philadelphia
The Phillies signed Henry to a minor-league contract Tuesday. Henry's 2024 season was spent in the Blue Jays' organization at Triple-A Buffalo, where he posted a .768 OPS with three homers in 27 games. The 27-year-old last appeared in the majors in 2022 and is likely to begin the 2025 campaign at Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
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