Cowser had successful surgery on his fractured hand Tuesday, Andy Kostka of TheBaltimoreBanner.com reports.
Cowser fractured his left hand in Game 2 of the American League Wild Card Series versus the Royals on Oct. 2, the game in which the Orioles were eliminated. Given the timing of the injury, Cowser is expected to have enough recovery time to be ready for the start of spring training.
Cowser was removed from Wednesday's game against the Royals due to pain in his left hand, Danielle Allentuck of TheBaltimoreBanner.com reports.
Cowser suffered the injury while striking out swinging at a pitch that hit him in the hand during the fifth inning. He was able to take the field once the O's went on defense to begin the sixth, but he was eventually replaced in left field by Heston Kjerstad to start the seventh. Cowser's willingness to remain in the game immediately after the injury is a positive sign, though his status for a potential Game 3 of the wild-card round is unclear.
Cowser was diagnosed with a left hand fracture after Wednesday's loss to the Royals, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
The Orioles' loss Wednesday eliminated them from the postseason, so Cowser will have plenty of time to recover before the start of spring training in February. The 24-year-old slashed .242/.321/.447 with 24 homers and 69 RBI across 153 games in the regular season and figures to remain in Baltimore's outfield plans for 2025.
Orioles' Colton Cowser: Launches homer in Friday's win
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Cowser went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-2 win over the Twins.
Cowser has tapped into his power late in the season, swatting four homers over his last seven games. He's also logged seven RBI and 12 strikeouts in that span. The rookie outfielder is up to 24 homers, 69 RBI, 77 runs scored, nine stolen bases and a .244/.323/.451 slash line over 152 contests. He's been able to maintain respectable numbers despite striking out at a 30.9 percent rate this season.
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Orioles' Colton Cowser: Resting Saturday
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Cowser isn't in the Orioles' lineup Saturday against Minnesota, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
Cowser will get a chance to catch his breath Saturday after slugging a solo home run during Friday's win. Heston Kjerstad, Austin Slater and Anthony Santander will form Baltimore's outfield trio while Cowser rests.
Cowser went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, three RBI, one stolen base and one run scored in Wednesday's 9-7 win over the Yankees.
Cowser's steal was his first since Aug. 19 and his ninth of the season. The outfielder has put together a decent September, batting .257 (18-for-70) with seven extra-base hits, eight RBI and 12 runs scored. He's at a .246/.326/.450 slash line with 23 home runs, 68 RBI, 76 runs, 24 doubles and three triples over 150 contests this season as a regular in the lineup between left field and center field.
Cowser went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Yankees.
Cowser has hit safely in seven of his last eight games, going 9-for-28 (.321) with three homers in that span. Those long balls account for his only RBI since Sept. 3, but he's at least done his part by getting on base regularly. The outfielder has maintained a .244/.324/.447 slash line with 23 homers, 65 RBI, 75 runs scored and eight stolen bases over 149 contests as a regular in the lineup for much of the campaign.
Cowser went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Friday's win over Detroit.
Cowser went deep in the second and sixth innings against the Tigers for his second career multi-homer game. He also snapped an 18-game homerless drought dating back to August. During that span, he hit .224 with just two RBI. Cowser is now slashing .246/.326/.448 with 22 home runs, 48 extra-base hits and 64 RBI through 146 games.
