They say that if you're good enough, no matter how remote or far away you play, the Major Leagues will find you.
The Rangers' scouting staff came calling and found Evan Carter, a gem in the tiny town of Elizabethton, Tennessee, as the 50th overall pick in the 2020 draft. Now, they have dipped into the small-town talent in the same area with the hope that they have captured lightning in a bottle a second time.
Josh Owens is an Evan Carter-type and he's from the same place
The Rangers used the 84th pick in the third round of the 2025 MLB Draft to select Josh Owens, a unique two-way player from Providence Academy High School in Johnson City, Tennessee, which is about 30 miles due west of Carter's hometown of Elizabethton.