Christopher Scott Owings (born August 12, 1991) is an American professional baseball utility player who is a free agent.
He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Baltimore Orioles, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
[2] Owings started the 2012 season with the Visalia Rawhide of the High-A California League, hitting .324/.362/.544 with 11 home runs in 59 games.
[3] Owings spent the 2013 season with the Reno Aces of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League (PCL).
After batting .330 with 12 home runs, 31 doubles, 81 RBI and 20 stolen bases, he won the PCL's Most Valuable Player Award.
[4] The Diamondbacks selected Owings' contract from Reno on September 3, 2013, after the major league rosters expanded.
[5] He made his major league debut that day, where he pinch hit in the fifth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays and grounded out to the second baseman.
On Opening Day 2017, Owings hit a game-winning single against San Francisco Giants closer Mark Melancon, giving the Diamondbacks a 6–5 win.
[13] Overall, during parts of six major league seasons with the Diamondbacks, Owings appeared in 580 games, batting .250 with 31 home runs and 196 RBIs.
On July 17, 2020, it was announced that Owings would have his contract selected to the 40-man roster by the Rockies in advance of Opening Day.
[27] The Rockies would win 8–5 against the Dodgers, with Owings collecting three hits (one triple), an RBI, two stolen bases, and scoring three runs himself.
Instead of activating the opt-out clause in his contract, Owings accepted an assignment to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians.
[48] On February 8, 2024, Owings signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers[49] and he was assigned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Baseball Club,[50] for whom he played in 80 games with a .262 batting average, nine homers and 32 RBI.
[55] Connor's baseball career has been impacted by a medical condition that resulted in him having a kidney transplant in February 2018.