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Bowman elected free agency Monday, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports. Bowman cleared waivers after being removed from the Orioles' 40-man roster but has opted for free agency rather than accepting an outright assignment. The 33-year-old pitched for four different teams at the major-league level in 2024, collecting a 4.40 ERA and 24:13 K:BB over 30.2 frames.
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Bowman will start Saturday's game against the Twins, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports. Bowman will be making the first start of his major-league career Saturday, as the Orioles will lean on their bullpen to get them through Saturday's contest. The 33-year-old righty owns a 4.60 ERA and 1.30 WHIP through 29.1 frames in the big leagues this season and will likely be pulled from Saturday's contest after an inning or two.
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Bowman (1-0) pitched 1.2 perfect innings to earn the win over the Dodgers on Tuesday. He did not record a strikeout. Bowman ended up with the win after Cole Irvin was pulled with one out in the fifth inning. It's been a positive start to Bowman's time with the Orioles -- he hasn't allowed a baserunner over four innings across three appearances. Overall, he has a 4.26 ERA with a 0.95 WHIP and 13:7 K:BB over 19 innings this year with prior stops in Arizona, Seattle and Minnesota.
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The Orioles signed Bowman to a minor-league contract Thursday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. Bowman will receive a prorated $1 million salary if he gets to the majors, and the deal includes an upward mobility clause on Aug. 22 and an out-out clause on Aug. 28. The righty reliever has pitched for three big-league clubs this season, yielding nine runs with a 10:7 K:BB over 15 innings.
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The Twins released Bowman on Monday, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Bowman exercised an opt-out clause in his minor-league contract when the Twins informed him they didn't have any immediate plans to promote him. The sinkerballer had turned in eight straight scoreless appearances at Triple-A St. Paul. Bowman has allowed nine runs with a 10:7 K:BB over 15 innings in the majors this season, covering stints with the Twins, Diamondbacks and Mariners.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BAL | 25 | 1 | 30.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 26 | 4.40 | 1.27 |
| 2023 | NYY | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9.00 | 2.00 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/28 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.1 | 1 | 11.25 | 0 | 2 | 0.75 |
| 9/26 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 2 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| 9/25 | @ |
- | - | - | 0.1 | 4 | 18.00 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 |
| 9/21 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| 9/18 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 9/17 | vs |
- | - | - | 0.1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 9/13 | @ |
- | - | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |