Cedrick Bowers

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1978)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|image =

|name=Cedrick Bowers

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Switch

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1978|2|10}}

|birth_place=Gainesville, Florida, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=July 2

|debutyear=2008

|debutteam=Colorado Rockies

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=July 30

|finalyear=2010

|finalteam=Oakland Athletics

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=0–1

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=7.40

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=23

|teams=

• Yokohama BayStars ({{baseball year|2004}}–{{baseball year|2005}})
• Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ({{baseball year|2006}})
• Hanwha Eagles ({{baseball year|2007}})
• Colorado Rockies ({{baseball year|2008}})
• Oakland Athletics ({{baseball year|2010}})

|medaltemplates=

{{MedalSport | Men's baseball}}

{{MedalCountry|{{flagu|United States}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Baseball World Cup}}

{{MedalGold| 2009 Nettuno | Team}}

}}

Cedrick Jerome Bowers (born February 10, 1978) is a former left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher.

Originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in {{baseball year|1996}}, Bowers pitched in the Rays' farm system until the end of the {{baseball year|2003}} season without reaching the major leagues. In {{baseball year|2004}}, he went to Japan, where he pitched for three seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball.

After spending {{baseball year|2007}} pitching in Korea, Bowers signed a minor league contract with the Rockies before the {{baseball year|2008}} season. He was called up for the first time in his career on July 1, {{mlby|2008}}, and made his major league debut with the Rockies on July 2. He became a free agent at the end of the season and re-signed with the Rockies on January 14, {{baseball year|2009}}. Bowers was later released by the Rockies and signed a minor league contract with the Philles. On December 14, 2009, he was signed by the Oakland Athletics.{{cite web |url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/rockies/2009/01/14/rockies-re-sign-podsednik-on-minor-league-deal/ |title=Rockies re-sign Podsednik on minor-league deal |accessdate=2009-01-14 |author=Troy Renck |authorlink=The Denver Post |date=2009-01-14 |work=denverpost.com}}