Chris Owings

Christopher Scott Owings (born August 12, 1991) is an American professional baseball utility player for the Colorado Rockies organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, and Boston Red Sox. Owings has mostly played as a middle infielder and as an outfielder. Listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and 185 pounds (84 kg), he bats and throws right-handed.

Chris Owings
Owings with the Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies
Utility player
Born: (1991-08-12) August 12, 1991
Charleston, South Carolina
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 3, 2013, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Batting average.241
Home runs34
Runs batted in210
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

Minor Leagues

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]

Owings started the 2012 season with the Visalia Rawhide of the Class A-Advanced California League, 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]

Owings spent the 2013 season with the Reno Aces of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL). After batting .330 with 12 home runs, 31 doubles, 81 RBIs and 20 stolen bases, he won the PCL's Most Valuable Player Award.[5]

Arizona Diamondbacks

The Diamondbacks selected Owings' contract from Reno on September 3, 2013, after the major league rosters expanded.[6] He made his major league debut that day, where he pinch hit in the fifth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays and grounded out to the second baseman.[7]

In spring training in 2014, Owings competed for the starting shortstop role with Didi Gregorius, the Diamondbacks' starting shortstop during the prior season.[8] Owings was named the Diamondbacks' starting shortstop for Opening Day.[5] Owings led all National League rookies with a .313 batting average in April, and was named the National League Rookie of the Month for April 2014.[9] He suffered a left shoulder injury in June,[10][11] and had offseason surgery to repair the posterior labrum in the shoulder.[12] For the season, Owings played in 91 games with Arizona, batting .261 with six home runs and 26 RBIs.

Owings batted .227 and .277 in 2015 and 2016, respectively. While only playing in 119 games during 2016, Owings led the major leagues in triples, with 11. On Opening Day 2017, Owings hit a game-winning single against San Francisco Giants closer Mark Melancon, giving the Diamondbacks a 6–5 win.[13] During 2017, he appeared in 97 games, batting .268 with 12 home runs and 51 RBIs. In 2018, Owings played in 106 games for Arizona, recording four home runs and 22 RBIs with a .206 average. On November 30, 2018, the Diamondbacks non-tendered Owings and he became a free agent.[14]

Overall, during parts of six major league seasons with the Diamondbacks, Owings appeared in 580 games, batting .250 with 31 home runs and 196 RBIs.

Kansas City Royals

On December 5, 2018, the Kansas City Royals signed Owings to a one-year, $3 million contract.[15] In 40 games with the Royals, he batted .133 with two home runs and nine RBIs, while striking out 55 times in 135 at bats. Owings was designated for assignment on May 31, 2019. The day prior, he had recorded a golden sombrero, striking out four times in a game.[16] Earlier in May, he had struck out looking against a position player, Tyler White of the Houston Astros.[17] Owings pitched for the first time in MLB during a 16–1 loss to the Texas Rangers on May 16.[18]

Boston Red Sox

On June 17, 2019, Owings signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox;[19] he was assigned to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox.[20] On August 11, Boston added Owings to their active roster,[21] and he made his first appearance with the Red Sox, against the Los Angeles Angels.[22] Owings appeared in 26 games with the 2019 Red Sox, batting .156 with one home run and five RBIs. On October 21, he elected to become a free agent rather than accepting a Triple-A assignment.[23]

Colorado Rockies

On January 3, 2020, Owings signed a minor league deal with the Colorado Rockies.

Personal life

Owings has two brothers who have played in Minor League Baseball. Older brother Kyle pitched in Arizona's farm system in 2012.[24] Younger brother Connor played college baseball for Coastal Carolina University, was selected by the Diamondbacks in the 2016 MLB draft,[25] and played in Class A as an outfielder for Arizona in 2016 and 2017.[26] Connor's baseball career has been impacted by a medical condition that resulted in him having a kidney transplant in February 2018.[27]

See also

References
  1. "D-backs load up on bats in Draft". Arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  2. White, Neil. "Top S.C. draftee Owings reaches deal with D-Backs". Thestate.com. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  3. "Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Chris Owings works on offensive game". Azcentral.com. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  4. "Arizona Diamondbacks' Matt Davidson, Chris Owings wait their turn". Azcentral.com. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. 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.
  7. "Encarnacion, 3 others homer in Blue Jays' rout". ESPN.com. Phoenix, Arizona. Associated Press. September 4, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  8. "Arizona Diamindbacks expect Spring Training showdown between Chris Owings, Didi Gregorius | MLB.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. November 13, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
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  11. "Shoulder woes to force Owings to sit". azcentral. September 27, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  12. "Diamondbacks' Chris Owings set for surgery on shoulder labrum". Major League Baseball. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  13. "D-backs rally after Bumgarner's huge game". MLB. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  14. "D-backs let go of former All-Star pitcher Miller". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  15. "Royals' Chris Owings: Inks deal with Royals". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  16. "Royals vs. Rangers - Box Score". ESPN. May 20, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  17. "Royals vs. Astros - Play-By-Play". ESPN. May 7, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  18. McDowell, Sam (May 16, 2019). "Undone by disastrous inning, Royals loss finishes with Chris Owings on the mound". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  19. Collins, Matt (June 17, 2019). "Red Sox sign Chris Owings to a minor-league contract". overthemonster.com. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  20. "Chris Owings Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  21. "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. August 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  22. "Angels vs. Red Sox - Box Score". ESPN. August 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  23. @alexspeier (October 21, 2019). "Chris Owings, Gorkys Hernandez, and Josh Smith - all of whom were outrighted off the Red Sox 40-man roster - elected free agency" (Tweet). Retrieved October 21, 2019 – via Twitter.
  24. "Kyle Owings Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  25. Gilbert, Steve (June 11, 2016). "Owings excited to welcome brother to D-backs". MLB.com. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  26. "Connor Owings Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  27. Avallone, Michael (May 17, 2018). "Owings confident he'll return to diamond". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
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