Henry Owens

Henry Cole Owens (born July 21, 1992) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox.

Amateur career Owens attended Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California.

Professional career Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox selected Owens in the first round (36th overall) of the 2011 MLB draft. Owens made his professional debut in 2012 with the Greenville Drive of the Class A South Atlantic League (SAL), sporting a 12–5 record and a 4.87 ERA in 23 games, including 130 strikeouts and 47 walks in innings. He promoted to the Salem Red Sox of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League on April 2. Overall, he posted an 8–5 record and a 2.92 ERA over 20 starts for Salem,

With the Sea Dogs, Owens went 3–1 with a 1.78 ERA, striking out 46 in just innings over six starts. as well as SoxProspects.com's 2013 Pitcher of the Year. Additionally, he made the Baseball America Minor League All-Star Team. Making 20 starts in Portland, Owens compiled a record of 14–4 with 3 complete games in 121 innings, with 126 strikeouts and an earned run average of 2.60. He was a mid-season and post-season All-Star with Portland as well as Eastern League Pitcher of the Year. He was 3–8 with a 3.16 ERA in 21 AAA starts. He made his debut by striking out the first batter he faced in the game, Jacoby Ellsbury. He collected his first MLB win in his second start on August 9 against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park, allowing one run through five innings. He made 11 starts in 2015, with a 4–4 record and 4.57 ERA. He spent most of the 2016 season with Pawtucket, where he was 10–7 with a 3.92 ERA in 24 starts but he also made five starts for the Red Sox in the majors, and was 0–2 with a 6.95 ERA in those appearances. split between Pawtucket (14 starts) and Portland (12 starts) and was a combined 7–11 with a 4.21 ERA.

Arizona Diamondbacks On December 8, 2017, Owens was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers On December 22, he was claimed again, this time by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Owens was designated for assignment on May 18, 2018, after having spent the first two months of the season on the minor league disabled list. He was released that same day.

Arizona Diamondbacks (second stint) On May 24, 2018, Owens signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was released by the organization on March 25, 2019.

Kansas City T-Bones On June 11, 2019, Owens signed with the Kansas City T-Bones of the independent American Association. In 21 games (7 starts) 55.2 innings he went 4-2 with a 4.69 ERA with 72 strikeouts and 2 saves.

Sugar Land Skeeters On March 16, 2020, Owens was traded to the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball in exchange for Chuck Taylor. In July 2020, Owens signed on to play for the Sugar Land Lightning Sloths of the Constellation Energy League (a makeshift 4-team independent league created as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic) for the 2020 season. In 3 games 3.2 innings of relief he went 0-0 with an ugly 22.09 ERA with more walks (9) than strikeouts (6).

Lexington Legends On February 26, 2021, Owens signed with the Lexington Legends of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He became a free agent following the season. In 25 games (18 starts) 92 innings he struggled mightily going 4-5 with a 6.55 ERA with 113 strikeouts.

On March 3, 2022, Owens re-signed with the Legends for the 2022 season. He was released on September 1. In 35 games 46.2 innings of relief he struggled immensely going 1-3 with a 7.33 ERA with 42 strikeouts.

Retirement

In November 2022, Owens was hired by BaseballCloud as an intern, and ended his playing career.

Pitching style Owens's pitching arsenal features an fastball and a changeup, which he combines with a slow curveball and an occasional slider.