Owen Murphy (baseball)

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58+13 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

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+23 innings. [13]

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Owen Murphy
Atlanta Braves
Pitcher
Born: (2003-09-27) September 27, 2003 (age 20)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right