Matthew Chou Bowman (born May 31, 1991) is an

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in the

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organization. He previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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High school and college

Bowman attended St. Albans School in

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As a senior he was All-Met Player of the Year and All-Conference as a shortstop and right-handed pitcher, and had a 0.70 ERA as a pitcher and a .419 average as a batter. He played

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for the

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from 2010 to 2012. He was both a pitcher and

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for the Tigers.Mets like potential of Princeton pitcher Matthew Bowman , MLB.com
/ref> He had a low-90s fastball that ran as high as 95 mph, a hard slider, a curveball, and a changeup. He was second-team all-

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at shortstop as a sophomore. In 2012, as a junior, he went 4–2 with a 4.66 ERA in nine starts along with batting .308 with one home run in 33 games. During the summers in college, he pitched for the

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Professional career

New York Mets

The

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selected Bowman in the 13th round of the

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. He made his professional debut that season for the

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. He had a 2.45

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(ERA) in innings pitched. Bowman started 2013 with the

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and was promoted to the

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during the season. Over 21 starts he had a 10–4

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with a 3.05 ERA and 116

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Bowman started the 2014 season with the

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and was promoted to the Las Vegas 51s in July; in 24 games (23 starts) between the two teams, he was 10–8 with a 3.21 ERA. He spent the 2015 season back with Las Vegas, where he pitched to a 7–16 record and 5.53 ERA.

St. Louis Cardinals

The

selected Bowman in the 2015 Rule 5 draft. He made his MLB debut against the

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on April 6,

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, throwing two innings with one hit allowed and two strikeouts. He earned his first MLB win on June 8, 2016, in relief against the Cincinnati Reds. Bowman finished his first MLB season with a 2–5 win–loss record along with a 3.46 ERA. In 2017, he was 3–6 with two saves and a 3.99 ERA in innings pitched in relief. Bowman began 2018 back in St. Louis' bullpen. However, after compiling a 5.75 ERA in innings pitched with two stints on the disabled list, he was optioned to the Triple-A

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on July 5. He was recalled by St. Louis on July 18 and optioned back to Memphis on July 21, and spent the remainder of the season there. In 22 relief appearances for the Cardinals he was 0–2 with a 6.26 ERA, and in 18 relief appearances for Memphis, he compiled a 0–1 record with a 4.30 ERA.

Cincinnati Reds

On November 2, 2018, Bowman was claimed off waivers by the

. He began the 2019 season with the

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, and was promoted to the Reds in May. Bowman underwent

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in mid-September 2020. On October 14, 2020, Bowman was outrighted off of the roster. Bowman elected free agency two days later on October 16.

New York Yankees

On December 14, 2020, Bowman signed a two-year minor league contract with the

organization. Bowman did not pitch in 2021 as he recovered from surgery, and ended up missing the entire 2022 season as well. He elected free agency on November 10, 2022. On January 13, 2023, Bowman re-signed with the Yankees organization on a minor league contract.

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