Ben Bowden #35

Benjamin Douglas Bowden was originally signed by Rockies scout Scott Corman…graduated from Lynn English High School (Mass.) in 2013 where he was named Massachusetts High School Gatorade Player of the Year in 2011…attended Vanderbilt University and advanced to the NCAA Tournament three times, including twice to the College World Series…was a member of the 2014 national championship runners-up, along with Dansby Swanson, Walker Buehler and Carson Fulmer.

2025

Spent most of the season at Triple-A Las Vegas and was 1-1 with two saves, a 1.36 ERA and .547 opponents OPS in 31 relief appearances when he was selected by the A's on July 23… had no decisions, a 4.22 ERA and .848 OPS in 11 games before his season ended when he went on the injured list on Aug. 22 with a strained left lat...Had a .225 opponents batting average with the A's, which broke down to .077 (1-for-13) with a .432 OPS against left-handed hitters compared to .296 (8-for-27) with a 1.051 OPS against right-handers…issued four of his five walks to lefties...His opponents average dropped to .200 with runners in scoring position...Allowed both of his inherited runners to score…first batters faced were 3-for-10 (.300) with a walk...Compiled a 1.42 ERA in six night games, an 8.31 ERA in five day games...Tossed at least 1.0 inning in nine of his 11 appearances...With the Aviators, his 1.36 ERA and .194 opponents batting average was his lowest as a minor leaguer in a season with 12 or more innings...Yielded just one home run in 39.2 innings...Struck out 41 batters, an average of 9.30 strikeouts per nine innings…that was the lowest mark of his career...Was named to the Pacific Coast League Postseason All-Star Team as a reliever...His opponents batting average included a mark of .192 (10-for-52) with a .558 opponents OPS against left-handed hitters and .195 (17-for-87) with a .539 OPS against right-handers… surrendered his only home run to a lefty…issued 14 of his 18 walks to righties...Allowed 7-of-14 (50.0%) inherited runners to score…first batters faced were 7-for-26 (.269) with five walks (.387 on-base percentage)…Compiled a 0.49 ERA in 14 road games, a 2.11 ERA in 17 home games...Posted a 0.55 ERA over innings one through eight, a 5.14 ERA from the ninth inning on...Did not allow a hit to the opponents number nine hitter in the order (0-for-14)…Tossed at least one inning in 29 of his 31 games…did not allow an earned run 27 times.

2024

Pitched for Triple-A Gwinnett in the Atlanta farm system and was 2-1 with a 4.03 ERA and .769 opponents OPS in 27 relief appearances when he was released on July 14...Allowed a .243 opponents batting average but issued 17 walks in 29 innings (5.28 walks per nine innings) for a .349 on-base percentage...Struck out 35 and his average of 10.86 strikeouts per nine innings was his lowest as a Minor Leaguer...His opponents batting average broke down to .208 (11-for-53) with a .695 opponents OPS against right-handed hitters compared to .278 (15-for-54) with an .842 OPS against left-handers...Opponents hit .233 with runners in scoring position…they were 3-for-6 (.500) with a triple and a home run with the bases loaded...Allowed 5-of-12 (41.7%) inherited runners to score…first batters faced were 6-for-18 (.333) with eight walks and a hit by pitch (.556 on-base percentage)...Was 1-0 with a 1.69 ERA and .642 opponents OPS in 15 games at home and 1-1 with a 6.92 ERA and .900 OPS in 12 games on the road...Held the opposition to a .115 batting average with two strikes...Tossed at least one inning in 23 of his 27 appearances.

2023

Pitched exclusively with Philadelphia's Triple-A Lehigh Valley, going 6-2 with a 4.64 ERA (27.1 ER/52.1 IP).

2022

Began season with Albuquerque (AAA) in COL’s system...Claimed off waivers by TB on 4/29 and assigned to Durham (AAA)...Traded to SF on 7/23 and assigned to Sacramento (AAA)...Averaged 11.86 SO/9.0 IP (76 SO, 57.2 IP) over 50 relief appearances at the Triple-A level between the three clubs.

2021

Made his Major League debut on April 2 vs. Los Angeles-NL, allowing two runs on three hits in 1.1 innings, walking none and striking out two...Made 39 total appearances across four stints on the active roster in his first Major League season … posted a 6.56 ERA (35.2 IP, 26 ER) with 42 strikeouts, 21 walks and six home runs … allowed lefties to slash .309/.390/.515 and righties .271/.367/.494...Gave up one run in six appearances in July, registering a 1.59 ERA (5.2 IP, 1 ER) while limiting batters to a .100 average (2-for-21) during the month...Did not allow a run in 12 total appearances with Triple-A Albuquerque, going 1-0 with two saves, four walks and 17 strikeouts in 11.2 innings pitched...On the injured list May 16-31 with a left shoulder strain.

2020

Named to Colorado’s 2020 player pool and spent the 60-game shortened season at the alternate training site in Denver...Attended his second Major League Spring Training in March, but did not appear in a game.

2019

Assigned to Triple-A for the first time in his career on June 20, after going 20-for-20 in save opportunities with a 1.05 ERA (25.2 IP, 3 ER) in his first career Double-A assignment with Hartford … Attended his first Major League Spring Training as a non-roster invitee and went 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA (5.2 IP, 2 ER) across seven games … A Futures Game selection, allowing two runs on three hits over one inning … Following his June promotion to Triple-A, went 1-3 with a 5.88 ERA (26.0 IP, 17 ER) for the Isotopes … Selected to Colorado's 40-man roster on Nov. 20, 2019.

2018

After missing the 2017 season due to a shoulder injury, returned to action to pitch for both Low-A Asheville and High-A Lancaster ... Combined, went 7-2 with a 3.98 ERA (52.0 IP, 23 ER) in 49 games for Asheville (15) and Lancaster (34) ... Scored upon in four of 15 games for Asheville … recorded a 1.50 road ERA (6.0 IP, 1 ER) over six games ... Recorded a 1.20 ERA over 16 road games (15.0 IP, 2 ER) for the JetHawks ... Allowed runs in three of his final 13 appearances … on the 7-day disabled list from July 20-28.

2017

Missed the season due to a shoulder injury.

2016

Made 26 appearances for Asheville, allowing eight runs in 23.2 innings ... Recorded a 0.82 ERA (11.0 IP, 1 ER) in 11 appearances in August, one run over his final 14 games … combined, allowed one run over 13 games in August and September ... Had a 0.63 road ERA (14.1 IP, 1 ER) in 15 outings.