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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Orioles' Matt Bowman: Starting Saturday
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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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Orioles' Matt Bowman: Grabs win Tuesday
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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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Orioles' Matt Bowman: Gets MiLB deal from Orioles
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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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Matt Bowman: Released by Minnesota
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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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Twins' Matt Bowman: Returns to St. Paul
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Bowman signed a minor-league contract with the Twins and was assigned to Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
Bowman signed a minor-league contract with the Mariners in the middle of June, but was granted his release after opting out of his contract Monday. The right-hander rejoins the Twins organization after starting the year in St. Paul and spending time on the Twins in April. Since then, he has been rostered by Arizona and Seattle.
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Matt Bowman: Becomes free agent
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Bowman opted out of his contract and was granted his release Monday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
Bowman put pen to paper on a minor-league contract June 16 after electing free agency June 14, but he'll once again test the open market after struggling at Triple-A Tacoma. He surrendered one run in four of his last five relief appearances prior to opting out.
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Mariners' Matt Bowman: Rejoins Seattle on MiLB pact
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Bowman signed a minor-league contract with the Mariners on Sunday.
Just two days after he elected free agency, Bowman made his return to the Mariners organization and reported to Triple-A Tacoma. He was thrust into action right away for Tacoma, striking out two over a scoreless inning in Sunday's 13-3 win over Round Rock. Bowman has previously made 10 appearances in the majors this season across stops with the Twins, Diamondbacks and Mariners, accruing a 5.40 ERA and 1.20 WHIP over 15 innings.
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Matt Bowman: Elects free agency
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Bowman cleared waivers and elected free agency Friday.
The Mariners designated Bowman for assignment Tuesday and after going unclaimed, the 33-year-old will try his luck on the open market. He's already seen action with three MLB clubs this season, combining to pitch 15.0 innings with a 5.40 ERA during stints with Arizona, Minnesota and Seattle.
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Mariners' Matt Bowman: DFA'd by M's
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The Mariners designated Bowman for assignment Tuesday.
Within the past week, Bowman signed a minor-league deal with Seattle, joined the big-league roster to pitch in one game, and has now been pushed back off Seattle's 40-man roster. The 33-year-old owns a 5.40 ERA and 1.20 WHIP through 15 innings in the majors this year, and he may elect free agency again if he passes through waivers unclaimed.
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Mariners' Matt Bowman: Called up to big club
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The Mariners selected Bowman's contract from Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday.
Bowman signed a minor-league contract with the Mariners on Tuesday and threw two scoreless innings with Tacoma before getting the call to the big leagues. Seattle optioned Collin Snider to Triple-A Tacoma to open up room in the bullpen for Bowman.
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Mariners' Matt Bowman: Inks minors deal with Seattle
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The Mariners signed Bowman to a minor-league contract Tuesday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
Bowman elected free agency last week after the Diamondbacks had removed him from their 40-man roster, but it didn't take him a long time to find a new home. He will make $1 million if he joins the major-league roster and his deal includes multiple opt-outs, per Heyman. Bowman holds a 5.02 ERA and 10:6 K:BB over 14.1 innings at the big-league level this season.
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Matt Bowman: Elects free agency
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Bowman elected to become a free agent after clearing waivers Friday, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.
After being acquired from the Twins on May 2, Bowman struggled in his four outings with the Diamondbacks, allowing six earned runs on eight hits and two walks over 6.2 innings. He was designated for assignment Sunday, and the 33-year-old will hit the open market and look to join a team in need of bullpen depth.
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Diamondbacks' Matt Bowman: DFA'd by Arizona
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The Diamondbacks designated Bowman for assignment Sunday.
Acquired from the Twins on May 2, Bowman made four appearances out of the Arizona bullpen, giving up six earned runs over 6.2 innings. The 32-year-old righty didn't have any minor-league options remaining, so Arizona had to remove him from the 40-man roster to clear room on the 26-man active roster for lefty Blake Walston, who was called up from Triple-A Reno ahead of his scheduled start Sunday against the Marlins. Bowman will now be exposed to waivers and could head to Reno if he clears.
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Diamondbacks' Matt Bowman: Headed to Arizona
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The Twins traded Bowman to the Diamondbacks for cash considerations Thursday.
Bowman was designated for assignment by the Twins on Tuesday to make room for Jhoan Duran's return from the injured list. Bowman appeared in five games for Minnesota this season, allowing two runs on two hits and four walks while striking out six over 7.2 innings. To make room for Bowman, the Diamondbacks optioned southpaw Blake Walston to Triple-A Reno, while Merrill Kelly (shoulder) was transferred to the 60-day injured list.
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Twins' Matt Bowman: Exits 40-man roster
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Bowman was designated for assignment by the Twins on Tuesday.
Bowman loses his spot on the 26-man and 40-man rosters with the Twins needing to clear space for the return of Jhoan Duran. He pitched well in yielding just two runs with a 6:4 K:BB over 7.2 innings. The 32-year-old sinkerballer will now go through the waiver process.
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Twins' Matt Bowman: Recalled from Triple-A
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Bowman was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday.
Bowman had thrown six scoreless innings at St. Paul with a 7:2 K:BB. Bowman had Tommy John surgery in September 2020 and ended up missing the next two seasons. He returned in 2023 to post a 3.99 ERA and 1.39 WHIP with a 58:30 K:BB in 58.2 innings in Triple-A while making three appearances with the Yankees in the majors. He'll likely be used in low-leverage situations and may quickly head back to Triple-A.
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Matt Bowman: Elects free agency
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Bowman elected to become a free agent Monday.
Bowman had been removed from the Yankees' 40-man roster and will exercise his right to free agency rather than accept an outright assignment. The sinkerballer allowed four runs across four innings for the Yanks this season, which was his first action in the big league since 2019.
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Yankees' Matt Bowman: Outrighted off 40-man
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The Yankees outrighted Bowman to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday.
Bowman appeared in three games for the Yankees toward the end of the season, giving up four runs across four innings -- his first MLB action since 2019. With a career 4.13 ERA and a decent minor-league resume, Bowman could draw interest from other organizations if he elects to become a free agent.
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Yankees' Matt Bowman: Returns to big-league bullpen
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The Yankees recalled Bowman from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday.
Bowman had been optioned back to Triple-A on Sept. 14, but he'll be eligible to rejoin the Yankees ahead of their series finale versus the Diamondbacks after fellow reliever Tommy Kahnle (shoulder) was moved to the 15-day injured list in a corresponding move. Assuming Bowman sticks with the Yankees throughout the final week of the regular season, he'll likely be relegated to a middle-relief role.
