Kyle Jacob Stowers ( ; born January 2, 1998) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Amateur career

Stowers attended Christian High School in

El Cajon, California El Cajon ( , ; Spanish: El Cajón, meaning "the box") is a city in San Diego County, California, United States, east of downtown San Diego. The city takes its name from Rancho El Cajón, which was in turn named for the box-like shape of the va ...

, and

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, where he played

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for the

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. In 2018, he played

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with the Falmouth Commodores of the

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and was named a league all-star. As a junior in 2019, he batted .303 with nine home runs and 39 RBIs over 55 games. He was drafted by the

in the second round of the

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Professional career

Stowers made his professional debut with the Aberdeen IronBirds. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 because the season was cancelled due to the

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. He started 2021 with Aberdeen before being promoted to the

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. He was later promoted to the Norfolk Tides. Over 124 games between the three teams, he slashed .278/.383/.514 with 27 home runs and 85 RBIs. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox. Stowers started the season with Triple-A Norfolk. Stowers made his major-league debut as the starting

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batting eighth in an 11–1 loss to the

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on June 13, 2022. His only hit in three

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s was an opposite-field, seventh-inning

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off Julian Merryweather that drove in

Adley Rutschman Adley Stan Rutschman (born February 6, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Oregon State Beavers. He was named the Pac-12 Conference Playe ...

with the Orioles' lone run. He and

Rico Garcia Joshua Rico Garcia (born January 10, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles ...

had been promoted from the Norfolk Tides earlier that day as substitutes for

Anthony Santander Anthony Roger Santander (born October 19, 1994) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his major league debut in 2017. Early life Santander was born on Margarita Island, ...

and

Keegan Akin Keegan Lee Akin (born April 1, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020. Amateur career Akin attended Bullock Creek High School in Midland, Michiga ...

who were both placed on the restricted list for having been unvaccinated against COVID-19 at the time. Stowers replaced

Brett Phillips Brett Maverick Phillips (born May 30, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Rays ...

on the team's 40-man roster when his contract was selected from the Tides two months later on August 19. His first-ever MLB

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was a two-out 0–2 pitch off Liam Hendriks which he sent to the bleachers in center field in the bottom of the ninth to tie at 3–3 an eventual eleven-inning 4–3 Orioles victory over the

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at Camden Yards six days later on August 25. Two pitches earlier, he had hit what was a potential game-ending foul out down the left-field line which was muffed by

Adam Engel Adam Trevor Engel (born December 9, 1991) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 19th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. He made his major league debut in 201 ...

.Layton, Jeremy. "White Sox lose in most brutal way imaginable after Adam Engel flub," ''New York Post'', Friday, August 26, 2022.
Retrieved August 27, 2022.

References

External links

Stanford Cardinal bio
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