Clay Hensley
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Hensley with the San Diego Padres
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: August 31, 1979 Tomball, Texas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 20, 2005, for the San Diego Padres | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 3, 2012, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 28–34 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.00 | ||
| Strikeouts | 371 | ||
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Clayton Allen Hensley (born August 31, 1979) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Hensley has played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, and San Francisco Giants.
Hensley attended Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, where he set a single season record with 127 strikeouts in 100 innings.
Hensley was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 8th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft. On May 3, 2003, he pitched a perfect game for the South Atlantic League Hagerstown Suns. On July 13, 2003, he was traded to the San Diego Padres for Matt Herges.
On April 5, 2005, he was suspended 15 games for testing positive for steroids while pitching in the minor leagues. Later that season, he was called up from the Triple-A Portland Beavers. He emerged as a vital figure in middle relief, not allowing a home run in 47.2 innings.
In 2006, Hensley made 29 starts for the San Diego Padres, with an ERA of 3.71.
Hensley began the 2007 season as the Padres' #5 starter, but was placed on the disabled list in May. After struggling in his minor league rehab starts, Hensley was optioned to the Triple-A Portland Beavers.
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