Henry Owens (right-handed pitcher)
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Owens with the Florida Marlins
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| Relief pitcher | |||
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Born: April 23, 1979 Miami, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 7, 2006, for the New York Mets | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 8, 2007, for the Florida Marlins | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win-loss record | 2-0 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.00 | ||
| Strikeouts | 18 | ||
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Henry Jay Owens (born April 23, 1979 in Miami, Florida) is an American former professional baseball player. A pitcher, Owens played in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets in 2006 and the Florida Marlins in 2007. He bats and throws right-handed.
Owens graduated from G. Holmes Braddock High School in Miami and attended Barry University. He played catcher as an amateur. He planned to attend medical school but scouts noticed his exceptional throwing skills and encouraged him to take up pitching.
Owens was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an undrafted free agent in June 2001. In 2004, an elbow injury hampered his performance. As a result, the Pirates left him unprotected and he was selected by the New York Mets in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 Draft.
In 2006, after four years in the Single-A leagues, Owens was promoted to the Double-A Binghamton Mets where he was outstanding as a closer. He compiled 51 strikeouts while allowing only eight hits in 25 innings pitched before his promotion to the major leagues.
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