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Rudy Owens
Houston Astros – No. 99
Pitcher
Born: (1987-12-18) December 18, 1987 (age 36)
Mesa, Arizona
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Rudy C. Owens (born December 18, 1987 in Mesa, Arizona) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros organization.

Career

Owens attended Mesa High School in Mesa, Arizona, where he played for the school's baseball team.[1] The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Owens out of Mesa in the 28th round (830th overall) of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] After attending Chandler-Gilbert Community College for the 2007 college baseball season, he signed with the Pirates as a draft-and-follow prospect.[3]

In 2009, Owens was named a Class-A All-Star, South Atlantic League (SAL) All-Star, and SAL Most Outstanding Pitcher after going 10-1 with a 1.70 ERA in 19 games. He was also named the Pittsburgh Pirates' Minor League Pitcher of the Year.[4] In 2010, Owens was named an Eastern League All-Star and was again named the Pirates' Minor League Pitcher of the Year.[5] The Pirates added him to their 40 man roster after the 2011 season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[6]

On July 24, 2012, he was traded, along with Robbie Grossman and Colton Cain, to the Astros for Wandy Rodríguez.[7] He spent the rest of the 2012 season with the Oklahoma City RedHawks, the Astros' AAA affiliate, and remained with the team through 2013.

On May 23, 2014, the Astros recalled Owens from AAA Oklahoma City to make his Major League debut against the Seattle Mariners.[8]

References

  1. ^ Les Willsey (2006-06-06). "Owens tops list of local pro baseball prospects - East Valley Tribune: Home". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
  2. ^ "Mesa High Pitcher Pick Of Pirates". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2006-06-10. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
  3. ^ "Pirates sign two 2006 draft-and-follow players". TribLIVE. 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
  4. ^ "Alvarez, Owens honored for play in minors". TribLIVE. 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
  5. ^ "AA BASEBALL: CURVE'S PRESLEY, OWENS NAMED PIRATES MINORS PLAYERS OF THE YEAR - The Indiana Gazette Online: Steelers/Penguins/Pirates/Pitt". Indianagazette.com. 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
  6. ^ Brink, Bill (November 19, 2011). "Six minor leaguers join Pirates 40-man roster". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  7. ^ 07/24/2012 9:43 PM EST (2012-07-24). "Astros acquire three prospects from Pittsburgh | astros.com: News". Houston.astros.mlb.com. Retrieved 2013-01-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140523&content_id=76511648&c_id=hou

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