He finished his career with 27 home runs, breaking a conference record held by future Hall of Fame player Mike Schmidt of Ohio University.

[4] Over the course of the next several seasons, Owen, once consider a top prospect, would spend his time going bouncing from the minor leagues to the majors, never staying for longer than a handful of games.

The following spring, he signed with the Kansas City Royals as a free agent, appearing mostly as a backup to Jamie Quirk and Ed Hearn, the latter who had been acquired from the New York Mets.

At the end of the season, the Royals released him outright, in order to make room for top prospect Mike MacFarlane.

On September 25, 1988, Owen played his last major game, getting a hit in one at bat versus the Chicago White Sox.