Jeremy Sowers
Jeremy Sowers | |
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Manager of operations | |
Born: St. Clairsville, Ohio, U.S. | May 17, 1983|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
June 25, 2006, for the Cleveland Indians | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 2, 2009, for the Cleveland Indians | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 18–30 |
Earned run average | 5.18 |
Strikeouts | 174 |
Teams | |
As player
As executive
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Jeremy Bryan Sowers (born May 17, 1983) is an American former professional
Sowers grew up in
High school and college
Sowers threw four
Rather than sign with the Reds, Sowers chose to attend
In 2002 and 2003, Sowers played collegiate summer baseball for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). A league all-star in 2003, he posted a 1.20 ERA with 64 strikeouts in 67.1 innings. Sowers was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2017.[8][9][10]
After his junior year at Vanderbilt, the Indians selected Sowers with the 6th overall pick in the
Minor leagues
Sowers split most of the
In
Major leagues
Sowers' performance for Buffalo in 2006 earned him a promotion to Cleveland on June 20 where he made his major league debut against the Reds on June 25, taking the
Sowers was projected to be the Indians' fourth starter in 2007.[19] When Cliff Lee was injured during spring training, Sowers was bumped up to the third spot in the starting rotation. However, he struggled through the first two months of the season (1–6, 6.93 ERA in 12 starts) and was demoted to Buffalo on June 10.[20]
During spring training in 2009, Sowers competed for the fifth starting pitcher slot; he was not selected and was sent down to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers.[21]
On March 31, 2010, after failing to secure a spot in the major league starting rotation, Sowers was sent outright to Triple-A Columbus and removed from the Indians' 40-man roster. Suffering with a sore shoulder for most of the season, Sowers was finally placed on the disabled list on August 14, 2010, and did not play for the remainder of the 2010 season.[22]
Post playing career
After playing Independent baseball he earned his MBA and worked corporate strategy for Wal-Mart before returning to baseball with the Baltimore Orioles.
He served as an assistant in the Tampa Bay Rays baseball operation department. In February 2020, when James Click left the Rays to become the general manager of the Houston Astros, Sowers was promoted to manager of major league operations.[23]
Sowers and his wife, Ashley, have two daughters.[24]
References
- ^ Kline, Chris (March 30, 2005). "Sowers shows consistency for Indians". Baseball America. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
- ^ "2006 Cleveland Indians Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 239–240. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
- ^ "Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American team". Collegiate Baseball. June 5, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
- ^ "Louisville Slugger pre-season All-American baseball teams". Collegiate Baseball. December 19, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
- ^ "Hill, Marchbanks, Laval, Head Earn SEC Baseball Honors". SECSports.com. May 19, 2003. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
- ^ "SEBaseball.com Announces 2004 All-SEC Team". SECSports.com. May 18, 2004. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
- ^ "2004 ABCA & Rawlings NCAA Division I All-Region". American Baseball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
- ^ "2002 Wareham Gatemen". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "2003 Wareham Gatemen". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Eight Former Greats to Enter Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ Kline, Chris (November 22, 2004). "Top Ten Prospects: Cleveland Indians". Baseball America. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
- ^ Castrovince, Anthony (December 8, 2005). "Tribe honors Minors' Mulhern, Sowers". MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
- ^ Kline, Chris (January 23, 2006). "Top Ten Prospects: Cleveland Indians". Baseball America. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
- ^ Kline, Chris (September 29, 2005). "2005 Top 20 Prospects: Carolina League". Baseball America. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
- ^ Matthews, Alan (October 3, 2005). "2005 Top 20 Prospects: Eastern League". Baseball America. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
- ^ "Minor League Player of the Year by Team". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ^ Eddy, Matt (October 11, 2006). "International League Top 20 Prospects List". Baseball America. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
- ^ "Indians' Sowers pitches second consecutive shutout in 1–0 win". Associated Press. July 28, 2006. Archived from the original on August 27, 2006. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
- ^ Castrovince, Anthony (February 2, 2007). "Indians Spring Training quick hits". MLB.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
- ^ Castrovince, Anthony (June 10, 2007). "Sowers sent to Triple-A". MLB.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2007.
- ^ Indians Send Sowers, 6 Others to Minors NY Times, March 24, 2009
- ^ Massie, Jim (August 29, 2010). "Clippers leading Indianapolis". Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ^ Topkin, Marc. "How the Rays will replace Astros-bound James Click". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- ^ "Rays' scout Sowers thrilled to be back in baseball | TBO.com and The Tampa Tribune". www.tbo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-20.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)