KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Nearly two years after his last big league appearance, former Milwaukee Brewers closer Jim Henderson had a triumphant return to the majors on Tuesday.
Henderson, 33, tossed a perfect seventh inning that included strikeouts of Alex Gordon and Omar Infante in the New York Mets’ 2-0 win against the Kansas City Royals. Henderson's fastball averaged a sizzling 96.7 mph.
Henderson last had appeared in the majors on May 1, 2014. He underwent the second shoulder surgery of his career that August and had struggled to get back to the majors ever since the procedure.