Chris Owings
| Chris Owings | |
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| Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 16 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: August 12, 1991 Charleston, South Carolina | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| September 3, 2013, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| Career statistics (through 2013 season) | |
| Batting average | .291 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 5 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Christopher Scott Owings (born August 12, 1991) is a professional baseball shortstop for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball.
Professional career
Owings was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft out of Gilbert High School in Gilbert, South Carolina.[1][2]
Owing started the 2012 season with the High-A Visalia Rawhide, hitting .324/.362/.544 with 11 home runs in 59 games. He was than promoted to the Double-A Mobile BayBears where he hit .263/.291/.377 with six home runs in 69 games.[3][4]
Owing spent the 2013 season with the Triple A Reno Aces, and was listed as one of the top prospects in the Diamondbacks organization. His contract was selected by the Diamondbacks on September 3 after the major league rosters expanded.[5] Owings pinch-hit in the fifth inning of the September 3 game against the Toronto Blue Jays and grounded out to the second baseman.
References
- ^ "D-backs load up on bats in Draft". Arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- ^ White, Neil. "Top S.C. draftee Owings reaches deal with D-Backs". Thestate.com. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- ^ "Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Chris Owings works on offensive game". Azcentral.com. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- ^ "Arizona Diamondbacks' Matt Davidson, Chris Owings wait their turn". Azcentral.com. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- ^ de St. Aubin, Kyndra (September 3, 2013). "D-backs manager says Chris Owings deserves to be with the team". Arizona Sports. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Arizona Diamondbacks players
- Missoula Osprey players
- South Bend Silver Hawks players
- Visalia Rawhide players
- Mobile BayBears players
- People from Charleston, South Carolina
- Baseball players from South Carolina
- Reno Aces players
- All-Star Futures Game players
- American baseball shortstop stubs