Travis Charlton Bowyer is a relief pitcher

Relief pitcher

A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...

 in the Florida Marlins

Florida Marlins

The Miami Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. Established in 1993 as an expansion franchise called the Florida Marlins, the Marlins are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Marlins played their home games at...

 organization. He is listed at 6 foot, 3 inches and 210 pounds. He bats and throws right-handed.

On June 2, , Bowyer was drafted out of high school by the Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...

 in the 20th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft

1999 Major League Baseball Draft

The 1999 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, was held on June 2 and 3, 1999...

. After spending his first three seasons in rookie ball, Bowyer rose through the minor league system and made it to the Twins major league roster in . He was traded on December 2, 2005, along with Scott Tyler to the Marlins for Luis Castillo. The Marlins intended to use Bowyer in the bullpen

Bullpen

In baseball, the bullpen is the area where relief pitchers warm-up before entering a game. Depending on the ballpark, it may be situated in foul territory along the baselines or just beyond the outfield fence. Also, a team's roster of relief pitchers is metonymically referred to as "the bullpen"...

, but due to injury, Bowyer has not pitched since the trade.

In early , Florida Marlins GM Larry Beinfest

Larry Beinfest

Larry Beinfest is the President, Baseball Operations of the Miami Marlins, a Major League Baseball franchise in the National League East.-Early life & playing career:Beinfest was born on March 3, 1964 in Encino, California and raised in Chatsworth, California...

 stated his belief that Bowyer was still a future closer

Closer (baseball)

In baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a closer , is a relief pitcher who specializes in closing out games, i.e., getting the final outs in a close game. Closers often appear when the score is close, and the role is often assigned to a team's best reliever. A small number of...

. However, in March, Bowyer was released and re-signed to a minor league deal. He then missed all of 2007 after undergoing shoulder surgery in August 2006. When and if he will pitch again is currently unknown.http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=4073

Awards and honors

• 2005 - International League
  International League
  The International League is a minor league baseball league that operates in the eastern United States. Like the Pacific Coast League and the Mexican League, it plays at the Triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball. It was so named because it had teams in both the United States...
  
   All-Star RP
• Participated in the 2005 Futures Game during All-Star Weekend

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