Cedrick Jerome Bowers (born February 10, 1978) is a former left-handed

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. Originally drafted by the

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in , Bowers pitched in the Rays' farm system until the end of the season without reaching the major leagues. In , he went to Japan, where he pitched for three seasons in

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. After spending pitching in Korea, Bowers signed a minor league contract with the Rockies before the season. He was called up for the first time in his career on July 1, , and made his major league debut with the Rockies on July 2. He became a free agent at the end of the season and re-signed with the Rockies on January 14, . Bowers was later released by the Rockies and signed a minor league contract with the Philles. On December 14, 2009 he was signed by the Oakland Athletics.

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1978 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Japan American expatriate baseball players in South Korea Baseball players from Gainesville, Florida Cardenales de Lara players Charleston RiverDogs players Colorado Rockies players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Durham Bulls players Gulf Coast Devil Rays players Hanwha Eagles players KBO League pitchers Lehigh Valley IronPigs players Leones del Caracas players Major League Baseball pitchers Navegantes del Magallanes players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Oakland Athletics players Orlando Rays players Sacramento River Cats players Somerset Patriots players St. Petersburg Devil Rays players Tigres de Aragua players Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players Yokohama BayStars players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1970s-stub