| Micah Owings | |||||||||||||||
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_(cropped).jpg) Owings at the 2017 Arizona Diamondbacks Alumni Game | |||||||||||||||
| Pitcher / Pinch hitter | |||||||||||||||
| Born: September 28, 1982 Gainesville, Georgia, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| April 6, 2007, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| April 25, 2012, for the San Diego Padres | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 32–33 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 4.86 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 347 | ||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .283 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 35 | ||||||||||||||
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Micah Burton Owings (born September 28, 1982) is an American former professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres between 2007 and 2012. During his career, Owings was used as a pitcher and an occasional pinch-hitter; he also played outfielder in the minor leagues. While playing for the Diamondbacks in 2007, he was honored with a Silver Slugger Award as the top-hitting pitcher.
Owings played college baseball with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets before transferring to Tulane, where he played in the College World Series. He was drafted in the third round of the 2005 MLB Draft by Arizona, making his major league debut with the Diamondbacks in 2007. He played two seasons in Arizona before he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds. He spent two seasons with the Reds, followed by a return to Arizona for a one-year stint. Owings joined the San Diego Padres in 2012, signed a minor league contract with Washington in 2013, was later released and then signed with the Milwaukee Brewers.