Gwinnett Stripers’ Owen Murphy Selected to 2026 International League All-Star Team
LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia – Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB) announced tonight the league awards and All-Star teams for both Triple-A leagues, the International League and the Pacific Coast League. Gwinnett Stripers right-hander Owen Murphy was selected to the 2026 International League All-Star Team as one of four Starting Pitchers. The 22-year-old Murphy,
LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia – Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB) announced tonight the league awards and All-Star teams for both Triple-A leagues, the International League and the Pacific Coast League. Gwinnett Stripers right-hander Owen Murphy was selected to the 2026 International League All-Star Team as one of four Starting Pitchers.
The 22-year-old Murphy, ranked the Atlanta Braves’ No. 10 prospect by MLB.com, went 5-8 with a 3.07 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, and .198 BAA over 18 starts during his Triple-A debut with Gwinnett. He posted a team-high eight quality starts, including the first complete game of his career on September 8 at Jacksonville (6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO).
Murphy’s award-winning campaign included a strong finish as he went 1-1 with a 1.29 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, and .128 BAA over his final five starts from August 6-September 8. In that month-long span, he led the International League in ERA, WHIP, and BAA.
Murphy is the 15th player in Gwinnett history to be selected to a season-ending International League All-Star Team, the fifth to be named as a Starting Pitcher.
Per sources, Owen Murphy is good at baseball.
— Gwinnett Stripers (@GoStripers) May 28, 2026
The sources:
6.2 IP | 3 H | 2 R | 2 ER | 1 BB | 8 K pic.twitter.com/fKD98zhDdP
International League Postseason All-Stars/Awards (Gwinnett History):
2009: Jairo Asencio (Relief Pitcher), Barbaro Canizares (DH)
2010: Barbaro Canizares (DH), Freddie Freeman (1B, Rookie of the Year)
2011: Stefan Gartrell (OF), Julio Teheran (Starting Pitcher, Pitcher of the Year, Rookie of the Year)
2012: Ernesto Mejia (1B, Rookie of the Year)
2013: Joey Terdoslavich (OF)
2014: Phil Gosselin (Utility)
2017: Ozzie Albies (2B)
2019: Damon Berryhill (Manager of the Year), Adam Duvall (OF)
2022: Kyle Muller (Starting Pitcher)
2023: Allan Winans (Starting Pitcher)
2024: Bryce Elder (Starting Pitcher)
2026: Owen Murphy (Starting Pitcher)
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