Colton Cowser | |
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Baltimore Orioles – No. 17 | |
Outfielder | |
Born: Houston, Texas, U.S. | March 20, 2000|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 5, 2023, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
MLB statistics (through April 14,2024) | |
Batting average | .232 |
Home runs | 4 |
Runs batted in | 17 |
Teams | |
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Colton Dale Cowser (born March 20,2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Sam Houston State Bearkats.
Cowser attended Cypress Ranch High School in Cypress,Texas. [1] In 2018,his senior year,he earned all-state honors after batting .411 with 38 RBIs and thirty stolen bases. [2] He was not selected in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft,and enrolled at Sam Houston State University to play college baseball for the Sam Houston State Bearkats.
In 2019,Cowser's freshman season at Sam Houston State,he was immediately placed into the starting lineup,and batted .361 with seven home runs,54 runs batted in (RBIs),and nine stolen bases over 56 games. [3] He won the Southland Conference Hitter of the Year Award. [4] He was also named a Freshman All-American by multiple media outlets including Baseball America , Collegiate Baseball Newspaper ,Perfect Game,and D1Baseball.com. [5] Following the season,he earned a spot on the Team USA Collegiate National Team. [6] He was named Most Valuable Player of the 2019 USA vs Cuba Friendship Series after batting .438 with six runs. [7] Prior to the 2020 season,Cowser was named to the Golden Spikes Award watch list alongside earning pre-season Southland Conference honors. [8] [9] Over 14 games for the 2020 season before the remainder of games were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,Cowser hit .255 with one home run. [3] As a junior in 2021,he slashed .374/.490/.680 with 16 home runs and 52 RBIs over 55 games. [10] He was named the Southland Conference Player of the Year as well as being named to the All-Defensive Team. [11]
The Baltimore Orioles selected Cowser in the first round,with the fifth overall selection,of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. [12] Cowser signed with the Orioles for a $4.9 million signing bonus. [13]
On August 2,2021,Cowser made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Orioles,hitting a solo home run in his second at-bat. [14] After batting .500 over 22 at-bats,he was promoted to the Delmarva Shorebirds of the Low-A East. [15] Over 25 games with Delmarva,Cowser batted .347 with one home run and 26 RBIs. [16] He was assigned to the Aberdeen IronBirds of the High-A South Atlantic League to begin the 2022 season. [17] In late June,he was promoted to the Bowie Baysox of the Double-A Eastern League. [18] In late August,he was promoted to the Norfolk Tides of the Triple-A International League. [19] [20] Over 138 games between the three teams,he slashed .278/.406/.469 with 19 home runs,66 RBIs,18 stolen bases,and 36 doubles. [21]
To open the 2023 season,he returned to Norfolk. [22] In 56 games for the Tides,Cowser hit .330/.459/.537 with 10 home runs and 40 RBI. On July 5,2023,Cowser was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [23] [24] He made his MLB debut that day in a 6–3 victory over the New York Yankees. In the 6th inning of the contest,Cowser recorded his first major league hit,an RBI single off of reliever Nick Ramirez. [25] He spent the remainder of the campaign with the Tides after being optioned for a second time on September 3 when Aaron Hicks was reinstated from the injured list. [26] Cowser received the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award at the Triple-A National Championship Game won by the Tides over the Oklahoma City Dodgers 7–6 on September 30. He went 2-for-4 with a two-out grand slam to center in the 7th inning. [27]
On March 24,2024,it was announced that Cowser had made the Orioles' Opening Day roster. [28] He drove in four runs for the first multi-RBI game of his MLB career in a 7–1 win over the Boston Red Sox on April 9. [29] He had another four-RBI performance when he hit the first two home runs of his MLB career in a ten-inning 9–4 victory over the same opponent two nights later on April 11. He had a total of ten RBI during the three-game sweep of the Red Sox at Fenway Park. [30]
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