If the Pittsburgh Pirates have their way, the team will move into contention for the National League pennant in the next few years behind an outstanding homegrown pitching staff.
By Jim Scott
May 11, 2021 | 12:30 PM
Rochester, Minn. â Former Green Bay Bullfrog Hunter Owen, made his Major League debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Owen is the 259
th former Northwoods League player to reach the Major League level.
Owen, who played collegiately at Indiana State University, played for the Green Bay Bullfrogs in 2016. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 25
th round of the 2016 MLB draft.
In 2016 with the Bullfrogs, Owen played in 11 games and hit .216 with a home run and four RBI. He stole three bases and scored three times.
Owen began his professional career in 2016 with the West Virginia Black Bears of the Short-Season A New York-Penn League. He played in 52 games with the Black Bears and hit .257 with five home runs, 10 doubles and two triples. He drove in 34 runs, stole four bases, and scored 31 times.