Rob Bowen
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| Oakland Athletics — No. 18 | |
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| Born: February 24, 1981 Bedford, Texas |
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| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| September 1, 2003 for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through June 4, 2008) |
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| Batting average | .223 |
| Home runs | 8 |
| Runs batted in | 37 |
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Robert McClure Bowen (born February 24, 1981 in Bedford, Texas) is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Oakland Athletics. On June 20th, 2007, The Cubs acquired Bowen and minor league outfielder Kyler Burke from the San Diego Padres in exchange for catcher Michael Barrett. However, Bowen was designated for assignment by Chicago and traded to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for fellow catcher Jason Kendall on July 16 of that year.
[edit] High school years
Bowen attended Homestead Senior High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. As a senior, he earned All-State honors and was named the Indiana State Player of the Year by Gatorade and USA Today.
[edit] Professional career
On June 20, 2007, Rob Bowen was traded to the Chicago Cubs for catcher Michael Barrett and cash considerations. Bowen was dealt to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Jason Kendall on July 16, 2007.
Bowen spends the regular season living in San Diego, but spends his offseasons in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. He also has a baseball camp each winter back in Fort Wayne.
[edit] Sources
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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