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{{Infobox MLB player
| name = Henry Owens
| image = HenryOwens.JPG
| width = 250
| caption =
| team = Florida Marlins
| number = 77
| birthdate = {{Birth date and age|1979|4|23}}▼
| position = Relief pitcher
| birthplace = [[Miami, Florida]]▼
▲| birthdate = {{Birth date and age|1979|4|23}}
▲| birthplace = [[Miami, Florida]]
| bats = Right
| throws = Right
| debutdate = July 7
| debutyear = 2006
| debutteam = New York Mets
| statyear = 2008 season
| stat1label = [[Win (baseball)|Win-Loss]]▼
| stat1value = 2-0
▲| stat1label = [[Win (baseball)|Win-Loss]]
| stat2label = [[Earned run average]]
| stat2value = 3.00
| stat3label = [[Strikeout]]s
| stat3value = 18
| teams = <nowiki></nowiki>
*[[New York Mets]] ({{By|2006}})
*[[Florida Marlins]] ({{By|2007}})
}}
'''Henry Jay Owens''' (born April 23, 1979 in [[Miami, Florida]]) is a [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]] for the [[Florida Marlins]]. He bats and throws [[right-handed]].
 
Owens 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 [[Scout (sport)|scouts]] noticed his exceptional throwing skills and encouraged him to take up pitching.
 
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In {{By|2006}}, after four years in the Single-A leagues, Owens was promoted to the Double-A [[Binghamton Mets]] where he was outstanding as a [[Closer (baseball)|closer]]. He compiled 51 [[strikeout]]s while allowing only eight [[Hit (baseball)|hits]] in 25 [[innings pitched]] before his promotion to the major leagues.
 
He made his major league debut on July 7, {{mlby|2006}}, for the New York Mets. He pitched a perfect ninth inning in a 7-3 Mets loss to the Florida Marlins.<ref>{{cite news
|author = Chris Girandola
|title = Lima roughed up by Willis, Marlins
|url = http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20060707&content_id=1545263&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym
|publisher = MLB.com
|date = July 7, 2006
|accessdate = }}</ref>
 
On November 20, 2006, the Mets traded Owens, along with [[Matt Lindstrom]] to the Florida Marlins for lefties [[Jason Vargas]] and [[Adam Bostick]].<ref>{{cite news
|author =
|title = Marlins acquire pitchers Matt Lindstrom, Henry Owens from Mets in exchange for pitchers Adam Bostick, Jason Vargas
|url = http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20061120&content_id=1744240&vkey=pr_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla
|publisher = MLB.com
|date = November 11, 2006
|accessdate = }}</ref>
 
==2007 season==
Owens started the season as a late-inning reliever, but was looked at as a closing option during [[spring training]]. Owens made it clear that he coveted the closer job very early on. After newly acquired reliever [[Jorge Julio]] proved to be ineffective as the club's closer, Owens became a candidate for the closer role.<ref>{{cite news|author = Joe Frisaro|title = Julio placed on disabled list|url = http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070418&content_id=1916819&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla|publisher = MLB.com|date = April 14, 2007|accessdate = }}</ref>
 
On May 11, Owens was placed on the [[disabled list]] with right shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis.<ref>{{cite news|author =|title = Owens placed on disabled list. Owens was activated from the disabled list on June 1, 2007.|url = http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070511&content_id=1958465&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla|publisher = MLB.com|date = May 11, 2006|accessdate = }}</ref> Later in the season, Owens was shut down, and ultimately underwent shoulder surgery.
 
==Suspension==
On November 11, {{mlby|2008}}, Major League Baseball suspended Owens for the first 50 games of the {{mlby|2009}} season following a positive test for performance-enhancing substances.<ref>{{cite news|author = |title = Owens suspended 50 games by MLB: Marlins pitcher tests positive for performance-enhancing substance|url = http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081111&content_id=3675095&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb?suspended|publisher = MLB.com|date = November 11, 2008|accessdate = November 12, 2008}}</ref>
 
==References==
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==External links==
{{Baseballstats | mlb=452291 | espn=28509 | br=o/owenshe01 | fangraphs=3520 | cube=O/Henry-Owens}}
*[http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/060105winterwonder.html Winter Wonders] by Chris Kline, Baseball America, January 5, 2005
 
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| NAME = Owens, Henry
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION =
| DATE OF BIRTH = April 23, 1979
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Miami, Florida]]
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Owens, Henry}}
[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Baseball players from Florida]]
[[Category:Major League Baseball pitchers]]
[[Category:New York Mets players]]
[[Category:Florida Marlins players]]
[[Category:Gulf Coast Pirates (baseball) players]]
[[Category:Williamsport Crosscutters players]]
[[Category:Hickory Crawdads players]]
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[[Category:St. Lucie Mets players]]
[[Category:Jupiter Hammerheads players]]
[[Category:People from Miami, Florida]]
[[Category:Barry University alumni]]
[[Category:Baseball players suspended for drug offenses]]
[[Category:American sportspeople in doping cases]]
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