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{{Short description|American baseball player}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name = Hunter Owen
|image = Hunter Owen (51282018473) (cropped).jpg
|caption = Owen with the [[Indianapolis Indians]] in 2021
|team =
|number =
|position = [[Third baseman]] / [[Outfielder]]
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|9|22}}
|birth_place = [[Evansville, Indiana]]
|bats = Right
|throws = Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate = May 5
|debutyear = 2021
|debutteam = Pittsburgh Pirates
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate = May 10
|finalyear = 2021
|finalteam = Pittsburgh Pirates
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value = .000
|stat2label = [[Home run]]s
|stat2value = 0
|stat3label = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat3value = 0
|teams =
* [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] ({{mlby|2021}})
}}
'''Stephen Hunter Owen''' (born September 22, 1993) is an American former [[professional]] [[baseball]] [[third baseman]] and [[outfielder]]. The [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] drafted him in the 25th round of the [[2016 Major League Baseball draft]], and he made his [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) debut for them in 2021.

==Amateur career==
Owen attended [[Mater Dei High School (Evansville, Indiana)|Mater Dei High School]] and was drafted out of [[Indiana State University]] in the 25th round, 765th overall, of the [[2016 Major League Baseball draft]].

==Professional career==
Owen made his professional debut for the Low-A [[West Virginia Black Bears]]. In 2017, Owen spent the bulk of the season with the Single-A [[West Virginia Power]], slashing .292/.388/.505 with 11 home runs and 45 RBI in 343 plate appearances. The next year, Owen spent the season with the High-A [[Bradenton Marauders]], with a batting line of .262/.317/.464 to go along with a career-high 18 home runs and 60 RBI. In 2019, Owen split the season between the Double-A [[Altoona Curve]] and the Triple-A [[Indianapolis Indians]], batting a cumulative .261/.345/.485 with 19 home runs and 53 RBI.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=owen--002hun|title=Hunter Owen College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics & History|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>

Owen did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/06/2020-minor-league-season-will-be-canceled.html|title=2020 Minor League Season Canceled|website=MLB Trade Rumors}}</ref> Owen was invited to Spring Training for the 2021 season but did not make the club and was assigned to Indianapolis to begin the year.

On May 4, 2021, Owen was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/05/pirates-place-gregory-polanco-on-il-select-hunter-owen.html|title=Pirates Place Gregory Polanco On IL, Select Hunter Owen|website=MLB Trade Rumors}}</ref> Owen made his debut the next day as the starting right fielder against the [[San Diego Padres]]. After going hitless in 5 plate appearances, Owen was designated for assignment on May 11, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/05/pirates-announce-roster-moves.html|title=Pirates Announce Roster Moves|website=MLB Trade Rumors}}</ref> He was outrighted to Triple-A Indianapolis on May 15,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/05/minor-mlb-transactions-51521.html|title=Minor MLB Transactions: 5/15/21|website=MLB Trade Rumors}}</ref> where he spent the remainder of the year playing in 97 games and hitting .235/.306/.451 with 20 home runs and 53 RBI.

Owen played in 21 total games in 2022, split between the High-A [[Greensboro Grasshoppers]] and Triple-A Indianapolis. In a combined 77 plate appearances, he hit .246/.364/.369 with 1 home run and 8 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 10, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2022-23 Minor League Free Agents For All 30 MLB Teams|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2022-23-minor-league-free-agents-for-all-30-mlb-teams/?amphtml|access-date=2023-05-02|website=baseballamerica.com|language=en}}</ref>

Owen retired in the 2022/23 offseason and became a hitting/infield instructor.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrBKm4KLZ2b/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=</ref>

==Personal life==
Owen's father Steve played first base for the [[University of Evansville|Evansville Purple Aces]] and his older brother, Tyler, played for the [[Murray State Racers]]. Owen's high school coach was [[Jeff Schulz]], a former major leaguer with the [[Kansas City Royals]] and [[Pittsburgh Pirates]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schulje01.shtml|title=Jeff Schulz Stats}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prepbaseballreport.com/news/IN/Evansville-Native-Owen-Comes-Into-His-Own-at-Indianapolis-9165428073|title=Prep Baseball Report > Indiana > News}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{baseballstats|mlb=670462|br=o/owenhu01|brm=owen--002hun}}

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[[Category:1993 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Baseball players from Evansville, Indiana]]
[[Category:Major League Baseball infielders]]
[[Category:Major League Baseball outfielders]]
[[Category:Pittsburgh Pirates players]]
[[Category:Indiana State Sycamores baseball players]]
[[Category:West Virginia Black Bears players]]
[[Category:West Virginia Power players]]
[[Category:Gulf Coast Pirates players]]
[[Category:Bradenton Marauders players]]
[[Category:Altoona Curve players]]
[[Category:Indianapolis Indians players]]
[[Category:Greensboro Grasshoppers players]]

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