Matt Bowman
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Position:
RHP
Born:
5/31/1991
Height:
6'0
Weight:
165
B/T:
R/R
Acquired:
Selected in the 2015 MLB Rule 5 Draft (STL). Originally drafted in the 13th round of the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft (NYM).
Most Recent Stats at Time of Debut
| 2015 SEASON STATS: Went 7-16 with a 5.53 ERA in 28 games with Las Vegas (Triple-A/Mets) including two complete games and a shutout, striking out 77 while walking 51 and giving up 181 hits in 140 IP. |
Info & MLB Debut Date
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Already on the 40-man roster, he made the club out of spring training. MLB Debut Date: 4/6/2016 |
Debut Details
| April 6, in a 5-1 loss to the Pirates. The last of four pitchers on the night, he pitched the seventh and eighth innings, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out two. He faced eight batters, inducing four groundouts, and started a double play on defense. |
Player Notes
| Bowman, who finished second in the minors in losses in 2015, has some interesting MLB connections, as he is the nephew of Bob Bowman, the President and CEO of MLB Advanced Media. An Ivy Leaguer from the suburbs of Washington, D.C., he moved up quickly when he signed, seeing time at two levels of Single A in his first two seasons when he went a combined 10-4 with a 3.05 ERA in 21 starts, and then going 10-8 with a 4.02 ERA in 24 games between Binghamton (Double-A) and Las Vegas in 2014, with 124 strikeouts in 134.1 IP, walking just 36. The Cards rarely participate in the Rule 5 Draft, but they were willing to take a shot on Bowman. |