Christopher Scott Owings...born Aug. 12, 1991 in Charleston, South Carolina…Wife’s name is Brittany…Has two daughters; Olivia (3/7/2020) and Belle (8/12/22)...Was committed to play baseball at the University of South Carolina prior to signing with Arizona...His younger brother, Connor, played for the 2016 College World Series champion Coastal Carolina University.
2023
Signed by Pittsburgh to a Minor League contract on Feb. 2. Spent most of the season with Triple-A Indianapolis, slashing .241/.349/.449 with 33 extra base hits and 41 RBI over 86 games. In 11 games with Pittsburgh, hit .160 (4-for-25) with four total bases. Played a majority of the season with Triple-A Indianapolis at shortstop for a .964 fielding percentage, committing four errors over 112 total chances in 296.2 innings. Was even-keeled at home and on the road with Triple-A Indianapolis, slashing .241/.340/.474 with seven home runs and 20 RBI in 40 games compared to .240/.355/.430 with eight home runs and 21 RBI in 46 games … hit .231 (53-for-229) off of righties compared to .264 (23-for-87) off lefties with Triple-A Indianapolis … went 4-for-5 against Toledo with two runs, a double, a home run and two RBI.
2022
Was a member of Baltimore’s Opening Day roster after signing as a minor league free agent on 3/15...Made 11 appearances (10 starts) at second base, eight appearances (seven starts) at shortstop, two appearances (one start) at third base and one appearance (one start) in left field…Allowed one run on two hits in 1.0 inning in the second pitching appearance of his big league career on 5/31 vs. Seattle…Was designated for assignment on 6/8 and released on 6/12 before signing with New York (AL) as a Minor League free agent on 6/18…Played the remainder of the season at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre…Homered twice while knocking in five runs on 9/11 at Durham…Went deep five times in 22 games while recording a .959 OPS during the month of September.
2021
Appeared in 21 games for the Rockies, slashing .326/.420/.628 (14-for-43) with one home run, four doubles, three triples, nine runs scored, five RBI, seven walks and two stolen bases...Went 3-for-3 with one triple and two stolen bases on Opening Day vs. LAD; became the first player in Rockies history with multiple stolen bases on Opening Day and the seventh player in franchise history with at least three hits, one triple, and two stolen bases in any game (last: Dexter Fowler, 7/3/10)...Placed on the 60-day Injured List (mallet finger injury; left thumb) on 7/20 and missed the remainder of the season.
2020
Signed with Colorado on Jan. 3 and appeared in 17 games for the Rockies...Played his final game of the season on Aug. 19, going 2-for-4…was placed on the 10-day injured list on Aug. 20 with a strained left hamstring and missed the remainder of the season...Recorded a season-high three hits on Aug. 1 vs. San Diego…hit his first home run of the season Aug. 3 vs. San Diego...Across 10 home games, batted .370 (10-for-27) with seven runs, one double, two home runs and five RBI.
2019
Hit a combined .139 (25-for-180) with six doubles, one triple, three home runs, 14 RBI and five stolen bases in 67 games between Kansas City and Boston...Made the Royals' Opening Day roster but finished the season with the Red Sox, after signing with Boston as a Minor League free agent on June 17...was designated for assignment by Kansas City on May 31, released on June 4 and cleared waivers on June 6...Started 36 of the Royals' first 56 games of the season through May 30, including 13 starts at second base, 11 in the outfield, nine at third base and three at shortstop...Made his first career pitching appearance on May 16 vs. Texas, allowing four runs over 1.2 innings in a 16-1 loss to the Rangers...Appeared in 44 games with Triple-A Pawtucket before having his contract purchased by the Red Sox on Aug. 11...named an Organization All-Star by MiLB.com after batting .325 (53-for-163) with 11 doubles, 11 home runs and 34 RBI...Set the Pawtucket record for consecutive games with a home run, homering in six straight games July 20-26...named the International League Player of the Week for July 22-28.
2018
Played in 106 games (63 starts) with Arizona, including starts in right field (33), center field (10), third base (9), second base (8) and left field (3). ..Flied out as a pinch-hitter in his first appearance on March 29, before recording a hit in his next nine games from March 30-April 9, in which he batted .414/.469/.586 (12-for-29)...Hit a game-tying, three-run home run off Kenley Jansen in the ninth inning on April 2 vs. the Dodgers, the 10th game-tying shot with two outs in the ninth inning in Diamondbacks history...Optioned to Reno (AAA) on Aug. 2 and hit .286 (26- for-91) in 21 games with the Aces until he was recalled on Sept. 1... Hit .265 (9-for-34) in 16 games (5 starts) following his recall, after hitting .198 (49-for-247) in 90 games (58 starts) with Arizona through July.
2017
Set career highs with 25 doubles, 12 home runs and 51 RBI despite being limited to 97 games after suffering a fractured right middle finger on July 30...underwent surgery on July 31 (performed by Dr. Don Sheridan)...Hit .315 AVG/.348 OBP/.538 SLG with 15 doubles, 1 triple, 8 home runs and 37 RBI in 51 games @ Chase Field...Had a career-high 12-game hitting streak from June 10-26...Joined the Taylor Hooton Foundation's Advisory Board as the D-backs' player representative.
2016
Set career highs in hits (121) and stolen bases (21) in his fourth season in Arizona, hitting .277 (121-for-437) with 24 doubles, 11 triples, 5 home runs and 49 RBI in 119 games...Named the recipient of the Luis Gonzalez Award, given to the D-backs player who best exemplifi es the talents, spirit and heart of the D-backs legend both on and off the fi eld, as voted by his teammates, coaches and staff members...Tied for the Major League lead with 11 triples (also: Brandon Crawford and Cesar Hernandez)...Led the Majors and set a club record with a 91.3 stolen base pct. (21-for-23), the best in the NL since Padres' Everth Cabrera in 2012 (91.7)...Made 70 appearances at shortstop, 49 in center fi eld (his fi rst professional OF experience) and 1 at second base...Was 1 of 4 NL players with at least 400.0 innings in center fi eld (403.0) to not commit an error, joining Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Randal Grichuk and Travis Jankowski...Hit .306 (33-for-108) with 7 doubles, 3 triples, 2 homers and 15 RBI vs. left-handed pitching, up from .171 (20-for-117) in 2015...Made his third consecutive Opening Day roster and start, the fi rst player in team history with starts at 3 diff erent positions (SS in 2014, 2B in 2015, CF in 2016)...On the 15-day DL on June 11-July 23 with plantar fasciitis in his left foot…made 7 rehab appearances between the AZL Dbacks and Triple-A Reno...Stole 18 consecutive bases from Aug. 21, 2015-Aug. 28, tied for the second-longest streak in team history...Hit .301 (63-for-209) over his fi nal 52 games.
2015
Batted .227 (117-for-515) with 27 doubles, 5 triples, 4 homers and 43 RBI in 147 games with Arizona...Appeared in 115 games at second base and 35 at shortstop and combined to post a .991 fi elding pct. (5 E in 547 TC)...Compiled a 75-game errorless streak from May 1-Aug. 14 (71 games at second and 5 at short), the second-longest streak by a D-back at any infi eld positions combined behind Chad Tracy's 94-game streak (May 2, 2005-May 13, 2006)…had a 72-game errorless streak at second base from May 1-Aug. 16, third-longest all-time by a D-back second baseman...Was successful in 16 of 20 stolen base attempts…his 80.0 pct. stolen-base rate ranked 10th in the NL...Had a career-high 11-game hitting streak from May 25-June 7 (.302; 13-for-43)...Recorded his fi rst career walk-off hit (single) on Aug. 9 vs. Reds.
2014
Played in 91 games with Arizona, batting .261 (81-for-310) with 15 doubles, six triples, six home runs and 26 RBI...Missed over two months (June 26-Sept. 2) due to a left shoulder injury suffered in late June…played in 13 rehab games with Rookie AZL D-backs and Triple-A Reno... Underwent surgery on his left labrum on Oct. 2 (performed by Dr. James Andrews in Florida)... Ranked among NL rookies in slugging pct (4th, .406), average (5th), doubles (5th) and extra-base hits (5th, 27)... Finished fourth among NL rookies with a 1.8 WAR (source: fangraphs.com), trailing Billy Hamilton (3.5), Ender Inciarte (2.9) and Kolten Wong (2.0)... Made 61 appearances at shortstop and 18 at second base, posting a combined .967 fielding pct. (11 E in 333 TC)…did not commit an error in 80 total chances at second... Made his first Opening Day start at shortstop on March 22 vs. Dodgers in Sydney, Australia... Named NL Rookie of the Month for April, hitting .313 (26-for-83)…26 hits in March/April was second most by a D-backs rookie in that period (29, Travis Lee in 1998) and most by a NL rookie since Mets' Kirk Niewenhuis (26) in 2012... Hit first career homer on May 6 @ Brewers (off Marco Estrada) and a career-high four hits on May 28 vs. Padres, the most by a D-backs rookie since Juan Miranda in 2011 (also four hits)... Second rookie in D-backs history to fall a single shy of the cycle on May 17 vs. Dodgers (also: Justin Upton on Aug. 7, 2007 vs. Pirates)…also fell 1 hit shy of a cycle on June 3 @ Rockies and June 18 vs. Brewers... Hit .316 (25-for-79) in final 24 games before re-injuring left shoulder on Sept. 23 and missing the rest of the season...Finished the season on a 31-game errorless streak (19 games at second base and 12 at shortstop).
2013
Batted .291 (16-for-55) with 5 doubles and 5 RBI in 20 games in his first Major League season…Made his Major League debut on Sept. 3 vs. Blue Jays, grounded out as a pinch hitter…Collected his first hit on Sept. 7 @ Giants (single off Matt Cain) and first RBI on Sept. 14 vs. Rockies…Named Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year after hitting .330 (180-for-546) with 31 doubles, 8 triples, 12 homers, 81 RBI, 104 runs scored and 20 stolen bases in 125 games with Triple-A Reno…Became the third PCL player to garner the awards, joining Adam Eaton in 2012 and Robb Quinlan in 2002…Selected as the shortstop on Baseball America and Topps' Triple-A All-Star Teams…Participated in the MLB All-Star Futures Game @ Citi Field, was named to the PCL mid- and postseason All-Star Team and earned D-backs Player of the Year honors…Ranked second among all Minor Leaguers in hits and seventh in runs scored…finished among PCL leaders in hits (1st), runs scored (1st), total bases (1st, 263), average (2nd), triples (T-8th), RBI (T-8th) and doubles (T-10th)…Tabbed as Arizona's Player of the Month for April, May and June, the first D-backs farmhand to win the award in 3 consecutive months…also was the first player in Reno history to record 3 straight months with at least 40 hits (April-June)…Recorded a PCL-best 23-game hitting streak from May 11-June 4 (.353; 36-for-102)…Entered the season ranked by MLB.com as the D-backs' No. 6 Prospect and No. 7 by Baseball America.
2012
Combined to bat .290 (156-for-538) with 26 doubles, 17 home runs and 52 RBI in 128 games with Single-A Visalia and Double-A Mobile...Named to the California League midseason All-Star Team after hitting .324 (78-for-241) with 16 doubles, 11 homers and 24 RBI in 59 games with the Rawhide...CL Hitter of the Week for May 14-21...Appeared in 69 games with the BayBears, batting .263 (78-for-297)with 10 doubles, 6 homers and 28 RBI...Played with Salt River in the Arizona Fall League and hit .275 (25-for-91)...named to the AFL Rising Stars Game...Entered the season ranked by MLB.com as the No. 4 Prospect in the D-backs' system and No. 8 by Baseball America...also cited as the Best Defensive Infielder and possessing the Best Infield Arm.
2011
Hit .246 (128-521) with 29 doubles, 6 triples, 11 home runs and 50 RBI in 121 games in his first season with Single-A Visalia...Tied for 10th in the California League in triples...also led all CL shortstops in errors (32), double plays turned
(83) and total chances (560)...Hit .387 (24-62) during 14-game hitting streak from May 20-June 3...hit 2 homers on June 24 @ High Desert...Rated by Baseball America as the No. 19 Prospect in the
CL following the season...began the season ranked by
MLB.com as the No. 3 Prospect in the D-backs system (10th-best overall shortstop) No. 4 by Baseball America and No. 84 by ESPN.com...also tabbed by Baseball America as the D-backs' Best Defensive Infielder.
2010
Was a Midwest League All-Star during his first professional season in 2010 after posting a .298 batting average in 62 games for Single-A South Bend...his season ended on June 20 due to foot inflammation known as plantar fascilitis...Recorded a season-high 8-game hitting streak while batting at a .433 clip (13-for-30) with 5 doubles, 1 triple, 4 RBI and 7 runs scored from April 22-May 1...Collected a season-high 4 hits, including 2 home runs and 2 RBI, on June 4 vs. Burlington.
2009
Batted .306 with a .426 slugging percentage and 3 stolen bases in 24 games during Rookie Missoula's playoff run after he joined the team in mid-August...Made his professional debut on Aug. 16 vs. Ogden, going 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and run scored...Had a season-long 7-game hitting streak (.364, 12-for-33) from Aug. 19-26...Collected a season-high 3 hits on three occasions; Aug. 21 @ Ogden, Aug. 31 @ Billings and Sept. 8 vs. Billings...Plated a season-high 3 runs on Sept. 8 vs. Billings...hit .321 (27-for-84) with 5 doubles, a triple, homer and 8 RBI against right-handers...Hit .333 (16-for-48) with 4 doubles, a triple, 2 homers and 10 RBI with runners on base.
