Jonathan Bowlan #52

Jonathan Bowlan… Graduated from Bartlett High School (Tenn.) where he was named Male Athlete of the Year in 2015… Attended the University of Memphis where he pitched for three seasons… In his junior season (2018), set the program record for strikeouts in a game with 18… His father, Mark, also attended the University of Memphis, where he remains the only pitcher in program history to have thrown a perfect game, accomplishing the feat in 1987… Hobbies: Playing golf and video games… Signed by: Travis Ezi.

2025

Appeared in a career-high 34 games for KC...Over his final 16 appearances (7/30-end of season), posted a 2.29 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and held the 73 batters he faced to a .548 OPS...13 of his final 16 appearances were scoreless...Faced 99 RHH and limited them to a .182/.255/.250 slash line (.505 OPS)...Had eight stints with KC as he was shuttled between the Royals and Omaha (AAA) all season...Earned his first ML win on 5/21 at SF...Had a career-best 10.2-inning scoreless streak, 7/30-9/8 (0 H, 14 SO)...With Omaha, faced 142 batters and held them to a .494 OPS while averaging 11.25 SO/9.0 IP (45 SO, 36.0 IP).

2024

Bowlan appeared in one game for Kansas City in his second big league season, losing a start on April 29 at Toronto after allowing four runs on six hits (3 HR) and three walks with three strikeouts in just 2.2 innings of work...Was recalled a second time from Triple-A Omaha from July 30-Aug. 1, as the Royals filled the roster after the Trade Deadline while newly acquired players traveled to meet the team, but he did not appear in a game...Went 12-4 in 35 appearances (16 starts) at Triple-A Omaha, finishing second in the Royals Minor League system in wins behind Ethan Bosacker (13).

2023

Made his Major League debut on Sept. 27, 2023 at Detroit, becoming the 58th different player to appear in a game for the 2023 Royals, matching the club record set in 2004...In his Major League debut, Bowlan became the ninth player selected by Kansas City in 2018 to debut with the Royals, following Brady Singer (first round), Jackson Kowar (first), Daniel Lynch IV (first), Kris Bubic (first), Kyle Isbel (third), Austin Cox (fifth), Jonathan Heasley (13th) and Nate Eaton (21st).... Prior to being recalled on Sept. 19, he made 24 appearances (21 starts) and recorded 102.0 innings between Double-A Northwest Arkansas and Triple-A Omaha…his totals in appearances, starts and innings were all his most since 2019.

2022

Made his return from Tommy John Surgery on June 17, 2022, 12 months after his surgery…he made seven starts in the Arizona Complex League and one start at High-A Quad Cities before joining Double-A Northwest Arkansas for his final nine starts... Named Texas League Pitcher of the Week for the period of Aug. 22-28, after earning a 7-2 win vs. Springfield in which he allowed just two hits and two walks over 5.0 scoreless innings.

2021

Made four starts with Double-A Northwest Arkansas, but exited his fourth start on May 23 after two batters and did not pitch the rest of the season...Underwent Tommy John Surgery during the first week of June...In his four starts, he went 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA (3 ER in 17.0 IP) and 25 strikeouts (13.2 K/9) and just three walks (1.6 BB/9).

2020

Spent the season at the Alternate Training Site in Kansas City, Kansas...Also participated in the Royals’ postseason camp at Kauffman Stadium in October.

2019

Split the year between Lexington (A) and Wilmington (A+), combining to go 11-5 with a 3.14 ERA (51 ER in 146.0 IP) with 150 strikeouts (9.24 K/9), compared to just 23 walks (1.42 BB/9)...Among Royals farmhands, ranked tied for second in wins, third in strikeouts, fifth in innings, eighth in starts (23)…also among pitchers who worked at least 80.0 innings, ranked first in strikeouts/walks ratio (6.52), second in WHIP (0.99) and eighth in ERA...Threw the second no-hitter in Wilmington (A+) history on July 15, recording nine strikeouts and no walks on 98 pitches (63 strikes)…the lone base runner reached on a throwing error in the second inning...Earned Carolina League Pitcher of the Week honors on July 21...Named a South Atlantic League midseason All-Star, working 0.2 innings and allowing one hit with one strikeout in the contest in Charleston, West Virginia...Tallied a career-high nine strikeouts in five different starts, including his first outing of the year vs. West Virginia (6.0 IP)...Held opponents to a .227 average (121-for-533), which included right-handers batting .216 (69-for-320) against him.

2018

Made nine starts for Idaho Falls (Rookie) during his first professional season…earned his first victory on July 7 at Orem, allowing one run on two hits over 5.0 innings, with a season-high six strikeouts...After pitching to a 2.25 ERA (4 ER in 16.0 IP) over his first four starts, surrendered seven earned runs in consecutive outings (July 14, 21), opening a four-start losing streak (July 14-Aug. 20).