Cooper John Bowman¡graduated from Stevens HS in South Dakota where he was named to the Class AA All-State Basketball Team in 2018 played two seasons at Iowa Western Community College before transferring to Louisville¡was an All-ACC Second Team selection as a junior when he hit .293 with eight home runs, 22 RBI and 20 stolen bases in 48 games.
2023
Batted .262 with eight home runs, 38 RBI and 35 stolen bases in 68 games with Double-A Midland in a season shortened by two stints on the injured list¡also went 3-for-12 (.250) on a four-game rehab assignment with the Arizona Complex League A¡¯s and combined to hit a career-high .261 with eight home runs, 40 RBI and a .793 OPS in 72 games overall...Also had career highs in on-base percentage (.360), doubles (18) and triples (3)...Was 38-for-41 (92.7%) in stolen base attempts¡ranked third in the A¡¯s farm system in steals...Stole 35 of his bases with Midland, which was eighth best in the Texas League...Hit .333 (17-for-53) against left-handed pitchers compared to .247 (57-for-230) against righthanders¡had three home runs in 53 at bats against lefties (17.7 at bats per home run) and five in 230 at bats against right-handers (46.0 at bats per home run)¡had 12 walks and 12 strikeouts against left-handed pitchers compared to 25 walks and 60 strikeouts against righties...Six of his eight home runs were solo shots...Hit seven of his eight home runs at night¡was a perfect 10-for-10 in stolen base attempts during the day...Combined to bat .148 in the first and second inning, .307 from the third inning on...Started 58 games at second base, eight at designated hitter, five at shortstop and one in center field¡made nine errors, all as a second baseman (.965 fielding percentage)...Made 60 starts batting first and started games at every spot in the order except fourth, eighth and ninth.
2022
Was batting .217 with eight home runs and 35 RBI in 80 games with High-A Hudson Valley in the Yankees organization when he was sent to the A¡¯s organization in a six-player deal on Aug. 1¡was assigned to High-A Lansing where he batted .209 with three home runs and 12 RBI in 33 games¡combined to hit .215 with 11 home runs, 47 RBI and a .669 OPS in 113 games overall¡added 64 walks and nine hit by pitches for a .329 on-base percentage¡was successful in 47-of-53 (88.7%) stolen base attempts¡had 35 steals with Hudson Valley, which tied for second in the South Atlantic League¡hit .227 with all 11 of his home runs, 44 of his 47 RBI and a .701 OPS against right-handed pitchers¡was 14-for-70 (.157) with a .514 OPS against left-handers¡ seven of his 11 home runs came with runners on base¡was 1-for-14 with a grand slam and seven RBI with the bases loaded¡started 81 games at second base, 22 at shortstop, eight at designated hitter and one at third base¡made just three errors as a second baseman for a .992 fielding percentage¡also had one error as a shortstop and third baseman¡started games at every spot in the order with his most action coming in the first four spots¡hit leadoff 34 times, cleanup 27 times, second 18 times and third 13 times¡batted .250 in 17 games in April but added 16 walks for a .413 on-base percentage¡had a season-best six-game hitting streak from May 15-22 (7- for-26, .269)¡had the first and only two-homer game of his career on May 27 against Rome and added a career-high tying five RBI¡scored a career-high four runs June 17 at Greensboro¡had a grand slam Sept. 3 at South Bend.
2021
Made his professional debut with the Yankees affiliate in the Florida Complex League and Single-A Tampa and batted a combined .255 with four home runs and 23 RBI in 30 games¡ was successful in 13-of-14 (92.9%) stolen base attempts¡hit .321 against left-handed pitchers compared to .230 against right-handers¡had a .393 batting average with runners in scoring position¡started 27 games at second base and three at designated hitter¡committed three errors for a .975 fielding percentage¡hit his first professional home run and stole the first two bases of his career in his third game on Aug. 2 in the first game of a doubleheader at the Tigers-East¡had a career-high five RBI on Aug. 21 against St. Lucie, including a sixth inning grand slam¡was on the injured list from Aug. 29 to Sept. 4 with a sprained left ankle.¡went 3-for-12 with a double and a stolen base in three postseason games for Tampa.
