Shawn Bowman

Canadian baseball player & coach
Baseball player
Shawn Bowman
Bowman with the New Orleans Zephyrs in 2012
Third baseman / Coach
Born: (1984-12-09) December 9, 1984 (age 39)
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Canada
Baseball World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Nettuno Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team

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

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]

Bowman batting for the Binghamton Mets in 2009

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.

On January 18, 2019, he became Dominican Summer League Pirates 2 manager.[7]

References

  1. ^ Canada.com: Chillin' with Coquitlam's boys of summer Retrieved on July 12, 2009
  2. ^ SIRC.ca: Canada finishes fourth at World Junior Baseball Championships Retrieved on March 25, 2009
  3. ^ "Shawn Bowman". Archived from the original on November 5, 2007. Retrieved June 22, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Shawn Bowman Statistics". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
  5. ^ "Notes from Binghamton: The Shawn Bowman Story". MetsProspectus.com. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
  6. ^ "3B Shawn Bowman". Mets Minor League Blog. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
  7. ^ Adam Berry (January 18, 2019). "Pirates retain top 2 managers in Minors system". MLB.com. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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Canada roster – 2009 World Baseball Classic
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Canada 2011 Pan American Games Gold Medal baseball team