Michael Alan Henneman (born December 11, 1961) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher with a 10-year career from 1987 to 1996. He played for the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers, both of the American League, and the Houston Astros of the National League.
Henneman was named the Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year in 1987, and led Tiger relief pitchers in wins and earned run average in both 1987 and 1988. Henneman was elected to the American League All-Star team in 1989.
Henneman has the second most saves (154) in Tigers history, behind only Todd Jones.
He graduated from St. Pius X High School in Festus, Missouri, and attended Jefferson College in nearby Hillsboro. In 1983, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]
Since retiring from baseball, Henneman has been a coach and roving instructor in the Tigers' minor league system.
Henneman was adopted as an infant and only found out about five brothers and two sisters after taking a DNA test in 2020.[2]
![]() ![]() ![]() | This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1960s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |