Shawn Bowman
| Shawn Bowman | |
|---|---|
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| Free agent | |
| Third baseman | |
| Born: December 9, 1984 New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Baseball | ||
Representing  Canada
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| Pan American Games | ||
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2011 Guadalajara | National team |
| Baseball World Cup | ||
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2009 Nettuno | National team |
Shawn Douglas Bain Bowman (born December 9, 1984 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional baseball player. A third-baseman. He bats and throws right-handed.
Early life
Bowman attended Dr. Charles Best Secondary School[citation needed] in Coquitlam, British Columbia and was the starting third-baseman for the Coquitlam Reds of the B.C. Premier Baseball League.[1] Bowman also played shortstop for Team Canada at the 2002 World Junior Baseball Championship, where he was named to the tournament All-Star Team after hitting 12 RBIs in 5 games.[2]
Professional career
Although Bowman was drafted by the Mets in the 12th round (357th overall) in the 2002 Major League Baseball draft, they failed to agree upon a contract in time for him to play during the 2002 season.[3] Bowman would begin his professional career during the 2003 season when he spent time with both the Kingsport Mets and the Brooklyn Cyclones. 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.[4] However, he began to develop chronic back problems during the 2005 season[5] while playing for the St. Lucie Mets of the Florida State League, 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.[citation needed] 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.[6]
Although he was on Canada's roster for the 2009 World Baseball Classic, Bowman did not make an appearance during either of the team's games.[citation needed]
Bowman was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays on April 14, 2010.
References
- ^ Canada.com: Chillin' with Coquitlam's boys of summer Retrieved on July 12, 2009
- ^ SIRC.ca: Canada finishes fourth at World Junior Baseball Championships Retrieved on March 25, 2009
- ^ http://www.nyfuturestars.com/players.php?player=shawn_bowman.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Shawn Bowman Statistics". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- ^ "Notes from Binghamton: The Shawn Bowman Story". MetsProspectus.com. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- ^ "3B Shawn Bowman". Mets Minor League Blog. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1984 births
- 2009 World Baseball Classic players
- Baseball people from British Columbia
- Baseball players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Binghamton Mets players
- Brooklyn Cyclones players
- Canadian baseball 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
- Living people
- Mississippi Braves players
- New Hampshire Fisher Cats players
- Sportspeople from New Westminster
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- St. Lucie Mets players
- Pan American Games medalists in baseball