Henry Owens
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Henry Owens (born April 23, 1979) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Mets. He bats and throws right-handed.
Owens was born in Miami, Florida, 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 V Draft.
In 2006, after four years in the class A leagues, Owens was promoted to the AA 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.
He made his major league debut on July 7, 2006 for the New York Mets. He pitched a perfect ninth inning in a 7-3 Mets loss to the Florida Marlins. The first batter he faced, Alfredo Amezaga, struck out looking at a 96 mph fastball.
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- Winter Wonders by Chris Kline, Baseball America, January 5, 2005
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