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Baseball player
Owen Murphy
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Pitcher
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Born:
(
2003-09-27
)
September 27, 2003
(age 20)
Chicago
,
Illinois
, U.S.
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Bats:
Right
Throws:
Right
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Owen Jameson Murphy
(born September 27, 2003) is an American
professional baseball
pitcher
in the
Atlanta Braves
organization.
Amateur career
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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]
Professional career
[
edit
]
The
Atlanta Braves
selected Murphy in the first round with the 20th overall selection of the
2022 Major League Baseball draft
.
[9]
[10]
He signed with the team for $2.56 million.
[11]
Murphy made his professional debut with the
Florida Complex League Braves
and he also played with the
Augusta GreenJackets
. Over 12 innings, he gave up six earned runs. To open the 2023 season, he returned to Augusta and was promoted to the
Rome Braves
in August.
[12]
Over 21 starts between the two teams, Murphy went 6-4 with a 4.72 ERA and 113 strikeouts over
89
+
2
⁄
3
innings.
[13]
Murphy began the 2024 campaign with the High?A
Rome Emperors
, compiling a 4?2 record and 1.54 ERA with 60 strikeouts across 7 starts. On May 29, 2024, it was announced that Murphy would require
Tommy John surgery
, ending his season.
[14]
References
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a
b
c
d
Skolnik, Bob (September 7, 2021).
"Pitching in for the red, white and blue"
.
Riverside Brookfield Landmark
. Retrieved
July 18,
2022
.
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Skolnik, Bob (May 17, 2022).
"RBHS baseball riding high behind Murphy, Twomey"
.
Riverside Brookfield Landmark
. Retrieved
July 18,
2022
.
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Kluge, Cody (April 27, 2022).
"Owen Murphy ending HS career strong before becoming potential MLB Draft pick"
.
BVM Sports
. Retrieved
July 18,
2022
.
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Narang, Bob (July 1, 2022).
"Baseball: 'The sky is the limit for this kid' Riverside-Brookfield's Owen Murphy realizes vast potential with huge junior year"
.
Shaw Local News
. Retrieved
July 18,
2022
.
- ^
Skolnik, Bob (June 21, 2022).
"RBHS baseball star named Gatorade Player of the Year"
.
Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
. Retrieved
July 18,
2022
.
- ^
Narang, Bob (June 24, 2022).
"Baseball Player of the Year: 'A once in a career kid' Notre Dame recruit Owen Murphy leaves quite a legacy at Riverside-Brookfield"
.
Shaw Local News
. Retrieved
July 18,
2022
.
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Narang, Bob (May 18, 2022).
"Notre Dame recruit Owen Murphy producing another memorable season to lead Riverside-Brookfield"
.
Shaw Local News
. Retrieved
July 18,
2022
.
- ^
Skolnik, Bob (July 18, 2022).
"Two RBHS grads snapped up early in MLB draft"
.
Riverside Brookfield Landmark
. Retrieved
July 23,
2022
.
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Bowman, Mark (July 17, 2022).
"Braves get two-way star Murphy at No. 20"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
July 18,
2022
.
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Tucker, Tim (July 17, 2022).
"Braves' top pick in MLB draft: pitcher Owen Murphy"
.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
. Retrieved
July 18,
2022
.
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Bowman, Mark (July 22, 2022).
"Top pick Owen Murphy, Braves agree to deal"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
July 23,
2022
.
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"Wright set for rehab, Murphy promoted to Rome"
.
Rome News-Tribune
. August 22, 2023
. Retrieved
August 23,
2023
.
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"Owen Murphy Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News"
.
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"Braves' prospect Owen Murphy to have Tommy John surgery"
.
batterypower.com
. Retrieved
June 7,
2024
.
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