Ben Bowden
| Ben Bowden | |
|---|---|
| Colorado Rockies – No. 81 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 21, 1994 Lynn, Massachusetts | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Benjamin Douglas Bowden (born October 21, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization.
Amateur career
Benjamin Douglas Bowden was born on October 21, 1994, in Lynn, Massachusetts. He attended Lynn English High School, where he played for the school's baseball and basketball teams.[1][2] As a senior, Bowden was named the state's high school baseball player of the year.[3]
Bowden enrolled at Vanderbilt University to play college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. In the summer of 2015, Bowden pitched for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox in the Cape Cod Baseball League.[4]
Professional career
The Colorado Rockies selected Bowden with the 45th overall selection of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[5][6] Bowden agreed to a $1.6 million signing bonus with the Rockies,[7] and made his professional debut with the Asheville Tourists of the Class A South Atlantic League.[8] Bowden spent all 2016 with Asheville where he posted an 0–1 record with 3.04 ERA in 26 games.[9] He did not pitch in 2017 due to injury. He began the 2018 season with Asheville and was promoted at midseason to the Lancaster JetHawks of the Class A-Advanced California League.[10]
Bowden opened the 2019 season with the Hartford Yard Goats of the Class AA Eastern League, and served as Hartford's closer, before being promoted to the Albuquerque Isotopes of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League on June 20.[11] Bowden was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game.[12]
References
- ^ "Bowden on Basketball: Vanderbilt-Bound Baseball Star Suits Up for English". Lynn Journal. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ "Player Perspective: Lynn English's Ben Bowden". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ "Campus Angle: Ben Bowden, Lynn English/Vanderbilt University baseball". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ "Lynn's Ben Bowden shutting down foes in Cape League debut". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ "Lynn's Ben Bowden drafted 45th overall by Colorado Rockies". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ "RHP Robert Tyler and LHP Ben Bowden give the Rockies two more hard-throwing MLB draft picks". The Denver Post. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ "Rockies Sign Multiple Top Draft Picks". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ "Big things ahead for Lynn's Bowden". The Daily Item. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ "Ben Bowden Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ https://www.itemlive.com/2018/08/14/lynns-ben-bowden-returns-after-injury-plagued-2017/
- ^ "Rockies' Bowden delivering big-time relief". MiLB.com. June 27, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ Jim Callis (June 28, 2019). "Here are the 2019 Futures Game rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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