Rob Bowen

Robert McClure Bowen (born February 24, 1981 in Bedford, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball catcher.

Bowen spends the regular season living in San Diego, California, but spends his offseasons in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. He also has a baseball camp each winter back in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

High school years

Bowen attended Homestead High School in Fort Wayne. His senior year (1999), he earned All-State honors and was named the Indiana State Player of the Year by Gatorade and USA Today.

Minnesota Twins

Shortly after graduating from Homestead, Bowen was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the second round of the 1999 amateur draft, and made his debut with the Twins as a September call-up in 2003. He combined to play 24 games in the 2003 & 2004 seasons before spending the entire 2005 season in the Twins' farm system.

Detroit Tigers

During spring training 2006, he was placed on waivers by the Twins, and selected by the Detroit Tigers.

San Diego Padres

Later the same Spring, he was again placed on waivers, and was this time claimed by the San Diego Padres.