Eric Campbell (baseball) - Ralph Henriquez

Ralph M. Henriquez, Jr. (born (1987-04-07)April 7, 1987 in Key West, Florida) is a professional baseball catcher in the Seattle Mariners organization. He was drafted in the second round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft by the Houston Astros. He has also played in the New York Mets organization. He attended Key West High School.

Henriquez signed with the Astros on June 11, 2005 and was invited to the Astros clubhouse where he participated in batting practice. He began his professional career with the Rookie-Level Greeneville Astros of the Appalachian League in '05. He hit .215 with 11 doubles, three triples, one home run and 26 RBIs in 46 games.

In the 2006 preseason, Henriquez was invited to attend a camp hosted by Nolan Ryan. The camp included the top prospects from the Astros organization. The Astros also invited him to spring training. He again played for the Rookie-Level Greeneville Astros in '06. He hit .231 with 11 doubles, five home runs and 37 RBIs in 62 games.

He was again invited to the preseason prospect camp in 2007, hosted by Nolan Ryan and Jeff Bagwell. He played the entire '07 season with the Class-A Lexington Legends of the South Atlantic League. He hit .185 with 12 doubles, one triple, seven home runs and 36 RBIs in 103 games.

On December 6, 2007 he was traded to the New York Mets for Josh Appell. He split the 2008 season with the Short-Season Brooklyn Cyclones and the Class-A Savannah Sand Gnats. Henriquez was the hitter involved in confusion when he played with the Cyclones in June when switch-pitcher Pat Venditte and Henriquez (a switch-hitter) kept switching hands. The final ruling was that the hitter and pitcher can only switch hands twice, favoring Venditte. He hit a combined .232 with five doubles, one triple, and four RBIs in 29 games.

In 2009 Henriquez split the season between the Short-Season Brooklyn Cyclones, the Class-A Savannah Sand Gnats and the Class-A Advanced St. Lucie Mets. He hit .276 with 11 doubles, one triple, two home runs and 23 RBIs in 63 games.

In December, 2009 he was signed by the Seattle Mariners.

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)