Jerry Owens
| Jerry Owens | |||
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Owens with the Chicago White Sox
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| Tigres de Quintana Roo | |||
| Outfielder | |||
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Born: February 16, 1981 Hollywood, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 11, 2006, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2009 Season) |
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| Batting average | .262 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 18 | ||
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Jerry Lee Owens (born February 16, 1981) is a Major League Baseball center fielder for the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican Baseball League. He played most of the 2006 season with the Triple-A Charlotte Knights (Chicago White Sox affiliation) of the International League, but was called up and made his major league debut as a pinch runner on September 11. His first start came on September 27, a game in which he collected both his first hit and stole his first base as a major leaguer.
Owens graduated from Hart High School in California, where he played wide receiver on the championship football team with NFL quarterback Kyle Boller. In high school, Jerry was named to numerous All-America teams and was an elite recruit. Owens originally attended the University of California, Los Angeles, but later transferred to The Master's College in California after several injuries and a revelation. At the Master's College, he was named the Small College All-American Outfielder for 2003, before being selected by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd Round (57th overall) of the 2003 amateur entry draft.
Owens first was sent to play Single-A baseball with the Vermont Expos of the New York–Penn League in 2003. However, he only played 2 games with the team. In 2004, Owens went to play Single-A baseball with the Savannah Sand Gnats of the South Atlantic League. Owens burst onto the scouting scene by posting some impressive numbers such as a .292 batting average 30 stolen bases.
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