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Owings signed a minor-league contract with the Dodgers on Thursday that includes an invitation to spring training, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports. Owings has spent more time in the minors than the majors the last few years, most recently going 4-for-25 in 10 games with the Pirates and posting a .798 OPS in 86 contests at Triple-A Indianapolis in 2023. The 32-year-old utility player is likely headed to Triple-A Oklahoma City to begin the 2024 campaign.
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Owings was designated for assignment by the Pirates on Saturday. Owings had gone 4-for-25 (.160) with 12 strikeouts and zero walks since joining Pittsburgh's major-league roster May 8. The 31-year-old utilityman holds a brutal .124/.228/.148 batting line in 93 major-league plate appearances since the beginning of the 2022 season.
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The Pirates selected Owings' contract from Triple-A Indianapolis ahead of Monday's game against the Rockies. Pittsburgh optioned Mark Mathias to Triple-A to clear a spot on the active roster for Owings, who submitted a .883 OPS over 50 plate appearances at Indianapolis. The 31-year-old has seen action at three infield spots as well as center field at Triple-A this season and should serve in a utility role while he's up with Pittsburgh.
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The Pirates plan to select Owings' contract from Triple-A Indianapolis prior to Monday's game against the Rockies, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Mackey speculates that Owings will likely replace Mark Mathias on the 26-man active roster, but the Pirates have yet to confirm any transactions. While Owings isn't currently on the 40-man roster, the Pirates have an open spot. The 31-year-old utility player has an .883 OPS with two home runs in 13 games with Indianapolis this season.
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Owings accepted an assignment to minor-league camp Saturday, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports. Owings had the right to opt out and look for work elsewhere once he was informed that he failed to make the team, but he decided he was fine opening the year at Triple-A Indianapolis. The veteran's defensive versatility gives him multiple paths to the big-league bench, but he's a career .239/.287/.366 hitter, so it's no surprise he's failed to earn more than 68 MLB plate appearances in any of the last three seasons.
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| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
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| 2023 | PIT | 11 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .160 |
| 2022 | NYY | 27 | 56 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 1 | .107 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Upcoming Games
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| 9/20 | vs  |
10:10 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 9/21 | vs |
9:10 PM | Cal Quantrill |
| 9/22 | vs |
4:10 PM | Antonio Senzatela |
| 9/24 | vs  |
10:10 PM | Michael King |
| 9/25 | vs |
10:10 PM | Dylan Cease |
| 9/26 | vs |
10:10 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 9/27 | @ |
8:10 PM | Cal Quantrill |