Mason
Henry

The younger brother of MLB catcher Payton Henry of the Milwaukee Brewers. Mason is also the son of multiple time 6A state championship coach Darrin Henry, who also helps coach Team Utah at the Future Games. Mason is a very large human at 6-8 205 and should continue to fill another 30-40 lbs at his man strength. As a freshman in 2023, he worked 12.2 innings, on 10 hits, 2 ER’s along with only 4 BB’s and punched out 11 batters on the varsity. Look forward to seeing Henry become the ace as soon as next spring. With the XXXL tall build, the high flexible kick to his delivery, creates a downhill slope of attack, that is hard to get the bat on plane for hitters, and the arm works well with a medium take away into a fluid arc through a HTQ slot. There’s good ext out front and the FB 84-86 has reached 87-88 over the summer. The CB is 66-68 with a big high arcing shape and tilt with considerable depth and spins now at 2119. I expect as the velocity jumps into the mid 70’s, the spin should jump a few hundred rpm’s as well, making the tilt tighten and bite even more at the end. The CH 70 with “kill spin” at 1489, is a fading late sink offering that dies at the plate, making it difficult from the downhill plane to discern between the FB and CH, as he maintains his arm speed and delivery throughout. Able to mix 3 pitches right now for a young kid, along with a high baseball IQ, his bloodlines, makes for a high ceiling arm that has definite D1 written all over him!

This one is gonna be good! When he finishes growing and his coordination catches up with the massive growth spurt he’s taken on in the last 1 ½ years, the movement patterns are in place to work with. Mason the son of longtime Pleasant Grove HS Coach, Darrin Henry and the younger brother of Miami Marlins MLB catcher and former 2 time Utah Gatorade Player of the Year, Payton Henry. Mason is just an 8th grader, and the swing works with a short compact stroke w/length through the zone into a two handed finish. Once the lower ½ becomes sturdy and strong, the bat head will fly through the zone w/impact and back spin. With an exit velocity of 90.1 and a max distance of 332’ and impacting the baseball with a sweet spot contact rate of 78%, these are really good for an 8th grader. As well as the Trackman numbers, the Blast Motion data of hand and bat speeds of 24.1 and 70 are gonna jump exponentially in time. On the mound, it’s an imposing physical look out at the mound, with a big downhill plane and steep angle of attack coming at hitters with a fluid arm and tall compact delivery and big whippy back kick at finish. The FB 76-79, which has been in the low 80’s, touching 85 at times, was down a bit, yet the CB 65-71 w/a spin of over 2,000, which again is solid for his age and it features a big TQ downward tilt with solid shape and definition. The depth is quality and with the steep plane, it’s easy for hitters to give up on the pitch, only to see it drop in for a K. At the event, Henry actually showed better K zone command and feel for the CB vs the FB. It’s gonna be fun to watch his development. 

A young 13/14 year old that is already 6-4 and is going through the awkward stage of growing at a rapid rate and trying to figure out his tall skinny build. What he shows is a frame and loose arm to project nicely over the next 5 years, and should be a name that will garner attention as the years go by. The youngest son of Darrin Henry, one of the top HS coaches in the state, and the little brother to future big league catcher and top prospect, Payton Henry of the Milwaukee Brewers. The athletic genes are evident and he’s been around the game more than most, as he’s been exposed to top college talent in his HS program and watching his brothers ascent through the MiLB ranks and years in MLB spring training. Mason has a gangly flexible high kick to delivery and gathers well up top. He stretches out into an elongated downhill plane of attack and finishes out front with a flat back at follow through to drive pitches into the zone. The arm is loose and at 13 years old and registering a max FB at 80 mph, this is a kid that you can see adding over 10 mph in time as he continues to grow, fill out and stabilize his XL frame. His older brother is 6-2 220 and is a man and

It’s not hard to see a 6-5 210 Lb RHP prospect over the next 5 years. He’s a piece of clay in the molding process right now and it is fun to think of the progress he’s going to make over the years!  He has an engaging personality and is a social butterfly and deals with adults very well. Really fun to talk to and I first met him when he was around 8 years old! Comes from one of the top athletic families in the state and is fun to interact with. Great kid!