Ben Bowden

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Ben Bowden
Colorado Rockies – No. 51
Pitcher
Born: (1994-10-21) October 21, 1994 (age 27)
Lynn, Massachusetts
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
April 2, 2021, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record3–2
Earned run average6.56
Strikeouts42
Teams

Benjamin Douglas Bowden (born October 21, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.

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]

After high school, he enrolled at Vanderbilt University where he played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. After his sophomore season in 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League,[4] where he posted a 0.30 earned run average (ERA) with 43 strikeouts over 30 innings pitched,[5] helped lead the Red Sox to the league championship,[6] and was named playoff co-most valuable player.[7]

Professional career[]

The Colorado Rockies selected Bowden with the 45th overall selection of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[8][9] Bowden agreed to a $1.6 million signing bonus with the Rockies,[10] and made his professional debut with the Asheville Tourists of the Class A South Atlantic League.[11] Bowden spent all 2016 with Asheville where he posted an 0–1 record with 3.04 ERA in 26 games.[12] 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; over 52 innings pitched between the two teams, he went 7–2 with a 3.98 ERA and 78 strikeouts.[13]

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.[14] Bowden was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game.[15] Over 48 relief appearances between Hartford and Albuquerque, he pitched to a 1–3 record and a 3.48 ERA. The Rockies added him to their 40-man roster after the 2019 season.[16] Bowden made the Rockies' 2021 Opening Day roster.[17] On April 2, 2021, Bowden made his MLB debut in relief against the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing two runs in 1+1⁄3 innings pitched with two strikeouts.[18] In 39 games, he posted a 3-2 record with a 6.56 ERA in 35+2⁄3 innings.

References[]

  1. ^ "Bowden on Basketball: Vanderbilt-Bound Baseball Star Suits Up for English". Lynn Journal. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "Player Perspective: Lynn English's Ben Bowden". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  3. ^ "Campus Angle: Ben Bowden, Lynn English/Vanderbilt University baseball". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "Lynn's Ben Bowden shutting down foes in Cape League debut". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  5. ^ "Ben Bowden – Profile". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "Y-D Red Sox win back-to-back titles, Mycock Trophy". CCBL. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "2015 CCBL Award Winners". CCBL. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "Lynn's Ben Bowden drafted 45th overall by Colorado Rockies". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "RHP Robert Tyler and LHP Ben Bowden give the Rockies two more hard-throwing MLB draft picks". The Denver Post. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  10. ^ "Rockies Sign Multiple Top Draft Picks". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  11. ^ "Big things ahead for Lynn's Bowden". The Daily Item. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  12. ^ "Ben Bowden Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  13. ^ "Lynn's Ben Bowden returns after injury-plagued 2017". August 15, 2018.
  14. ^ "Rockies' Bowden delivering big-time relief". MiLB.com. June 27, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  15. ^ Jim Callis (June 28, 2019). "Here are the 2019 Futures Game rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  16. ^ Patrick Saunders (November 20, 2019). "Lefty Ben Bowden, first baseman Tyler Nevin among 4 added to Rockies' 40-man roster". The Denver Post. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  17. ^ "Colorado Rockies announce 2021 Opening Day roster". MLB.com.
  18. ^ "Rockies' reliever Ben Bowden and Jordan Sheffield, former Vanderbilt teammates, relish in joined MLB debut vs. Dodgers". April 4, 2021.

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