Owen Murphy (baseball)
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| Owen Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves – No. 91 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 27, 2003 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference |
Owen Jameson Murphy (born September 27, 2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization.
Murphy began baseball-related activities at the age of four, when his father Mike signed him up for a class offered by the Riverside Recreation Department.[1] Mike Murphy became his son's coach in Little League and travel league baseball when Owen was seven.[1] When he was 13, Murphy began the Rake City baseball training program.[1] Murphy attended Riverside Brookfield High School. He played high school baseball as a pitcher and shortstop,[2] and was also a quarterback and wide receiver for the football team.[1][3] During his junior season in 2021, he pitched to a 6–1 record and a 0.33 ERA alongside hitting nine home runs.[4] As a senior in 2022, he went 9–0 with a 0.12 ERA, surrendering ten hits while striking out 137 batters over 58+1⁄3 innings and was named the Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year.[5][6] He committed to play college baseball at the University of Notre Dame.[7][8]
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