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.

Chicago Cubs

On June 20, 2007, the Chicago Cubs acquired Bowen and minor league outfielder Kyler Burke from the Padres in exchange for catcher Michael Barrett.

Oakland Athletics

Bowen was designated for assignment by Chicago and traded to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for fellow catcher Jason Kendall on July 16 of that year. He was released by the Oakland Athletics on March 17, 2009.

Statistics

Year	Ag	Tm	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GDP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2003	22	MIN	AL	7	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	.100	.091	.100	.191
2004	23	MIN	AL	17	27	1	3	0	0	1	2	6	4	0	10	1	0	0	1	0	0	.111	.226	.222	.448
2006	25	SDP	NL	94	94	22	23	5	0	3	13	37	13	0	26	1	1	1	1	0	1	.245	.339	.394	.733
2007	26	SDP	NL	30	82	12	22	8	0	2	11	36	13	3	28	1	1	1	0	1	2	.268	.371	.439	.810
		CHC	NL	10	31	3	2	1	0	0	2	3	4	0	13	0	1	0	2	0	0	.065	.167	.097	.264
		OAK	AL	21	43	6	12	1	0	2	5	19	10	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.415	.442	.857
2008	27	OAK	AL	37	91	6	16	5	1	1	9	26	4	0	38	2	0	1	2	0	0	.176	.219	.286	.505
Totals:				216	378	50	79	20	1	9	43	128	48	3	139	6	4	3	7	1	3	.209	.300	.339	.639

[ Source: Wikipedia ]