Eric Owens (baseball)
| Eric Owens | |||
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| Outfielder / Coach | |||
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Born: February 3, 1971 Danville, Virginia |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 6, 1995, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 27, 2003, for the Anaheim Angels | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .264 | ||
| Home runs | 26 | ||
| Runs batted in | 214 | ||
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Eric Blake Owens (born February 3, 1971) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played for five Major League Baseball teams from 1995 through 2003. Owens was born in Danville, Virginia.
Owens was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the fourth round of the 1992 MLB Draft out of Ferrum College, where he played baseball and football. As a ballplayer, he led his team into the NCAA Regionals three times and was named to the All-America first team in 1991 and 1992, including a pair of South Regional runner-up finishes in both seasons, while earning Dixie Conference Player of the Year honors in 1992.
Owens left Ferrum the owner of seven school records, including marks for career batting average (.430), stolen bases (68) and triples (18), while batting over .400 in each of his three college seasons.
Owens made his major league debut with the Reds in 1995, playing with them for three seasons before joining the Milwaukee Brewers (1998), San Diego Padres (1999–2000), Florida Marlins (2001–2002) and Anaheim Angels (2003).
On July 15, 1999, Owens became the first player to collect a hit at Safeco Field, lining the sixth pitch of the game from Seattle Mariners starter Jamie Moyer into shallow right field during an interleague game.
The Padres traded Owens to the Marlins prior to the 2001 season in a five-player deal that included Matt Clement and a minor leaguer in exchange for César Crespo and Mark Kotsay.
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