Henry Bolte was originally signed by A’s scout Troy Stewart…Graduated from Palo Alto (Calif.) High School…Was ranked as the No. 1 outfielder in the state of California by Perfect Game in 2022, and No. 7 in the country…Was committed to the University of Texas at Austin.
2025
Spent most of the season at Double-A Midland, where he played in 80 games…Also made his Triple-A debut with 34 games at Las Vegas and batted a combined .284 with nine home runs, 56 RBI and a .812 OPS in 114 games overall...Added 57 walks and was hit by a pitch 13 times for a .385 on-base percentage...Was successful in 44-of-46 (95.7%) stolen base attempts, which was the best percentage among the 86 Minor Leaguers with 40 or more steals…Stole 31 of his bases with Midland, which tied for ninth in the Texas League…Was a perfect 13-for-13 with Las Vegas...Had career highs in batting and on-base percentage…Struck out 141 times but averaged a career-best 3.46 plate appearances per strikeout...Ranked second in the A's farm system in stolen bases, tied for second in triples (six), sixth in total bases (177), tied for seventh in hits (118) and tied for ninth in runs (66)…Among A's full-season Minor Leaguers, he ranked second in on-base percentage and fourth in batting, slugging (.427) and OPS...Was named the A's Organizational Hitter of the Year...Batted .291 (91-for-313) with an .835 OPS against right-handed pitchers compared to .265 (27-for-102) with a .738 OPS against left-handers...His average improved to .323 with runners in scoring position...Eight of his nine home runs came with the bases empty...Hit .342 with a .422 on-base percentage in the first inning…Was a perfect 17-for-17 in stolen base attempts in the sixth inning or later...Batted .452 with a 1.219 OPS when putting the first pitch in play...Started 68 games in right field, 35 in center field, eight at designated hitter and one in left field…Committed seven errors in 105 games overall in the outfield for a .967 fielding percentage…Had seven outfield assists...Made starts in every spot in the batting order except leadoff…Had his most action with 62 starts batting third...Was rated as the A's No. 5 prospect by MLB.com following the season...Began the year at Midland and hit safely in each of his first eight games from April 4-12 (11-for-29, .379)…Was caught stealing in his first stolen base attempt on April 6 against Arkansas, but was successful in each of his next 19 attempts before his second and final caught stealing on May 31 against Corpus Christi…Was a perfect 25-for-25 in stolen base attempts from June 1 through the end of the season…Went 3-for-22 (.136) over a seven-game stretch from April 13-19, but then had a second eight-game hitting streak from April 22-30 (10-for-32, .313)…Went 4-for-5 with a double, triple and four RBI on May 13 against San Antonio…It was his second career four-hit game (May 14, 2023 at Rancho Cucamonga) and the four RBI were a season high…Went 3-for-3 with a pair of walks two days later against the Missions, matching his career high for times on base (five)…Was 11-for-24 (.458) with eight RBI and a 1.367 OPS in the six-game series against San Antonio…Was 3-for-29 (.103) over an eight-game stretch from May 17-25…All three hits, including a double and a triple, came on May 20 at Frisco…Matched his career high with four runs scored on May 20 at Frisco (third time)…Hit .278 with a .415 on-base percentage in 27 games in May…Led the TL in walks (21) and triples (three) and tied for second in stolen bases (12)…Stole the 100th base of his career on June 5 at Antonio…Had a career-long 30-game homerless streak from June 14 to Aug. 3…Reached base safely in a career-high 25 consecutive games from June 18 to Aug. 1…Hit .313 with a .411 on-base percentage during the streak…Stole a career-high-tying three bases on June 18 at Tulsa (also: May 29, 2024 vs. Peoria)…It was one of seven multi-steal games in 2025…Had a career-high 17-game hitting streak from June 22 to July 27 (23-for-68, .338)…Was a perfect 12-for-12 in stolen base attempts in June and led the TL steals…Was hitting .274 with seven home runs, 35 RBI, an .800 OPS and 31 stolen bases in 75 games when he was placed on the injured list June 30 with a sprained left wrist…Was reinstated on July 11…Was batting .278 with seven home runs, 42 RBI and 31 stolen bases in 80 games with Midland when he was transferred to Las Vegas on July 22…Was leading the TL in stolen bases at the time of his promotion and was tied for third in triples (four)…Went on to hit .300 with two home runs, 14 RBI and 13 stolen bases in 34 games with the Aviators…Combined for a .320 batting average in 13 games in July, which was his best single-month mark of the season…Had a career-high-tying three extra-base hits on Aug. 3 against Reno (two doubles, one triple)…Went 12-for-12 in steal attempts in 26 games in August and was fourth in the PCL in steals that month…Was placed on the injured list with a sprained left wrist for the second time on Sept. 1 and missed the remainder of the season.
2024
Began the season at High-A Lansing and made his Double-A debut following a July 1 promotion to Midland…hit a combined .267 with 15 home runs, 73 RBI, 46 stolen bases and an .833 OPS in 123 games in his third professional season...Had career highs in every category except walks...Tied for 10th in the minors in runs scored (92) but had the third most strikeouts (189)...Led the A’s farm system in runs scored and stolen bases, tied for the lead in triples (8), ranked second in doubles (32), third in extra base hits (55), fourth in hits (125), tied for fourth in hit by pitches (14), fifth in RBI, sixth in slugging (.466), seventh in OPS and walks (61), tied for seventh in home runs, 10th in on-base percentage (.368) and tied for 10th in batting…also had the most strikeouts…averaged 2.88 plate appearances per strikeout... Was named to the Midwest League Postseason All-Star Team and was a Baseball America High Class A All-Star...His opponents batting average broke down to .274 (93-for-340) with 12 of his 15 home runs and an .872 OPS against right-handed pitchers compared to .250 (32-for-128) with a .729 OPS against left-handers...Had six home runs in 29 day games, nine in 94 at night...Was 6-for-15 (.400) with a triple, four walks and 17 RBI with the bases loaded...Had a .340 batting average and .973 OPS in the eighth inning or later...Was 34-for-63 (.540) with 10 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 18 RBI when putting the first pitch in play...Started 66 games in right field, 39 in center field and four in left field…committed seven errors in 109 games overall in the outfield for a .966 fielding percentage…had four outfield assists…also made 14 starts at designated hitter...Hit .281 as an outfielder and .164 as the designated hitter...Batted .295 in 55 starts hitting second in the order and .208 in 40 starts batting third…started games at every spot except first, eighth and ninth...Was rated as the A’s fifth best prospect by MLB.com.
