Kyle Stowers #28

Attended Stanford University (Calif.) and Christian (Calif.) HS...Married, wife's name is Emma. The couple got married in Nov. 2023...Played for Team USA in 2018 with current teammate Adley Rutschman...His nickname is "Stowers Power."...Orioles broadcaster Ben McDonald calls him the "Blonde Bomber."...Participated in the 2023 Birdland Caravan...His brother Michael played professional baseball in the Czech Republic, Switzerland and Australia...Batted .304/.370/.513 (58-for-191) with 17 doubles, seven home runs, 35 runs and 35 RBI in 49 games for Stanford University during his junior season...Named to the 2019 Baseball America Preseason First-Team All-America...As a sophomore he was a 2018 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention and finished second on the team in home runs (10), slugging percentage (.510) and RBI (42) while starting in all 58 games...Following the season, he ranked as the No. 14 prospect in the Cape Cod League after hitting .326/361/.565 with six home runs in 34 games for the Falmouth Commodores...A graduate of Christian High School in El Cajon, Calif., Stowers helped lead the team to two league championships and one state title and he was twice named First-Team All-California Interscholastic Federation...Ranked as the No. 78 overall draft prospect by MLB.com and the No. 102 prospect by Baseball America.

2023

Made his first career Opening Day roster. Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on 5/15. Placed on the seven-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation on 5/23 and with a fractured nose on 8/30. Began a rehab assignment with High-A Aberdeen on 6/29 and reinstated on 7/14...Slashed .067/.152/.067 (2-for-30) with one run and three walks in 14 games (9 GS) with the O's...Batted .245/.364/.511 (57-for-233) with nine doubles, one triple, 17 home runs, 42 runs scored, 49 RBI, 40 walks, six hit-by-pitches and three stolen bases in 68 games with the Tides and .500/.550/1.056 (9-for-18) with one double, three home runs, seven runs scored, eight RBI and two walks in three rehab games with High-A Aberdeen...Went 3-for-5 with two home runs, three runs scored, five RBI and a walk in his second rehab game on 7/5 at Greensboro. Finished 5-for-6 with a double, a homer, three runs scored and three RBI on 7/8 at Greensboro...Hit an inside-the-park grand slam on 8/2 (G1) vs. Charlotte...Homered twice on 4/28 (G1) at Charlotte and 9/23 at Buffalo...Exited the game on 8/29 at Worcester after being hit by a pitch in the face. Placed on the IL with a fractured nose on 8/30.

2022

Began the season with Triple-A Norfolk; selected as a substitute player on 6/13 and returned on 6/17; had his contract selected by Baltimore on 8/19, where he finished the season...Made his MLB debut on 6/13 at TOR (1-for-3, 2B, RBI, HBP); hit an RBI double in the seventh inning off of Julian Merryweather for his first hit and RBI; started in left field and batted eighth...Hit his first career home run on an 0-2 pitch in the ninth inning off of Liam Hendriks on 8/25 vs. CWS; became the fourth Oriole to have their first career home run be game-tying in the ninth inning-or-later and first since Rich Coggins in 1973, per the Elias Sports Bureau...Tied the game with a solo home run off of Matt Strahm on 9/29 at BOS, his second career game-tying homer; also marked his first career at-bat against a left-handed pitcher...Tallied his first career three-hit game and his first career triple on 9/26 at BOS...Led off the ninth inning with a pinch-hit single on 9/18 at TOR; later scored the tying run as the O's rallied to win...Went 2-for-6 with one RBI as a pinch-hitter, tied for the second-most such hits by an Oriole in 2022 with Ryan McKenna, Terrin Vavra, and Ramón Urías, and trailing Rougned Odor (4)...Slashed .280/.321/.460 (14-for-50) with one double, one triple, two home runs, eight runs scored and six RBI in September (21 G)...Batted .300/.391/.500 (12-for-40) with three doubles, one triple, one homer, five runs scored and four RBI in 14 road games compared to .216/.231/.353 with one double, two homers, six runs scored, and seven RBI in 20 games at home...Became the eighth player in MLB history and one of two in O's history to wear number 83...Named the International League Player of the Week for the period 5/16-22; slashed .480/.567/1.200 (12-for-25) with three doubles, five homers, 11 runs, 10 RBI and five walks in six games; set career highs with three home runs and four runs scored on 5/22 at Charlotte and also tied a career best with five RBI for the third time...Set professional bests with three doubles and four extra-base hits on 4/15 at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre; also tied a career high with four hits and later did so on 5/20 at Charlotte and 6/24 at Lehigh Valley.

2021

Named the Brooks Robinson Minor League Co-Player of the Year...Named an MiLB.com Organization All-Star...Played for the Arizona Fall League Champion Mesa Solar Sox...Led all O's Minor Leaguers with 27 home runs, 85 RBI, and 231 total bases...Appeared in 119 games between High-A Aberdeen, Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk...Promoted to Triple-A Norfolk on Sept. 7 where he finished the year slashing .272/.366.407 (22-for-81) in 22 games...Named the Orioles Minor League Player of the Month for July after batting .340/.436/.640 (34-for-100) with a 1.076 OPS, seven home runs, nine doubles, 15 RBI, 17 runs scored and 16 walks in 27 games for the Baysox...Recorded two multi-homer games with the Baysox...Ranked as the Orioles' No. 11 prospect according to MLB Pipeline's end of season rankings 

2020

Participated in the team's Fall Instructional League camp at the Ed Smith Stadium complex in Sarasota, Fla...Finished the year ranked as the No. 22 Orioles prospect, according to Baseball America.

2019

Finished the season ranked as the No. 19 Orioles prospect, according to Baseball America...Led High-A Aberdeen IronBirds in doubles (13) and ranked tied for the team lead in home runs (6)...Selected as a New York-Penn League Mid-Season All-Star.