Shawn Douglas Bain Bowman (born December 9, 1984) is a Canadian former professional baseball third-baseman and current

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Early life

Bowman attended

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in Coquitlam, British Columbia and was the starting third-baseman for the

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of the

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. Bowman also played shortstop for Team Canada at the

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, where he was named to the tournament All-Star Team after hitting 12 RBIs in 5 games. Shawn Bowman 2009

Professional career

Although Bowman was drafted by the Mets in the 12th round (357th overall) in the

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, they failed to agree upon a contract in time for him to play during the 2002 season. Bowman would begin his professional career during the

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when he spent time with both the Kingsport Mets and the

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. He went on to have a successful 2004 season playing for the Capital City Bombers where he hit .258, had 19 home runs and 69 RBIs in 116 games played. However, he began to develop chronic back problems during the 2005 season while playing for the

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of the

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, and was only healthy enough to play in 125 games from over the next three seasons. A healthy Bowman returned to the St. Lucie lineup on June 17, 2008, and would go on to hit .340 over the next 26 games before earning a promotion to the AA Binghamton Mets. Although he began his Binghamton career with an 8-game hitting streak, he would only go on to hit .214 over his final 84 at-bats of the 2008 season. Although he was on Canada's roster for the

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, Bowman did not make an appearance during either of the team's games. Bowman was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays on April 14, 2010. On January 18, 2019, he became Dominican Summer League Pirates 2 manager.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bowman, Shawn 1984 births Living people Baseball people from British Columbia Baseball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Binghamton Mets players Brooklyn Cyclones players Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States Capital City Bombers players Dunedin Blue Jays players Gulf Coast Braves players Gwinnett Braves players Jacksonville Suns players Kingsport Mets players Minor league baseball managers Mississippi Braves players New Orleans Zephyrs players New Hampshire Fisher Cats players Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in baseball Sportspeople from New Westminster St. Lucie Mets players World Baseball Classic players of Canada 2009 World Baseball Classic players Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games