| Josh Stowers | |
| Team: | Gastonia Baseball Club |
| Number: | 16 |
| Position: | Outfielder |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 25 February 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Joshua Stowers (born February 25, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Gastonia Baseball Club of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
Stowers attended Mount Carmel High School in Chicago, Illinois.[1] He attended the University of Louisville and played college baseball for the Louisville Cardinals.[2] In 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3]
The Seattle Mariners selected Stowers in the second round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[4] He signed with the Mariners and was assigned to the Everett AquaSox,[5] batting .260 with five home runs, 28 RBIs, and twenty stolen bases over 58 games.
On January 21, 2019, the Mariners traded Stowers to the New York Yankees in exchange for Shed Long.[6] He spent 2019 with the Charleston RiverDogs,[7] slashing .273/.386/.400 with seven home runs, 40 RBIs, and 35 stolen bases over 105 games. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
On April 6, 2021, the Yankees traded Stowers and Antonio Cabello to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Rougned Odor.[9] Stowers spent the 2021 season with the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Central, hitting .220/.311/.466 with 20 home runs, 21 stolen bases, and 57 RBI.[10] Stowers returned to Frisco for the 2022 season, hitting just .222/.331/.374 with 10 home runs and 49 RBI.[11]
On December 7, 2022, Stowers was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[12] The Dodgers assigned him to the Double–A Tulsa Drillers, where he appeared in 86 games and batted .174 with nine homers and 24 RBI.[13] Stowers was released by the Dodgers organization on November 9, 2023.[14]
On April 18, 2024, Stowers signed with the Gastonia Baseball Club of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[15]