Bowden Francis is a pitcher with the Toronto Blue Jays in Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
Francis debuted with the Arizona League Brewers, tossing four innings with an 8.10 ERA. In 2018, Francis pitched for the Class-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and the Advanced-A Carolina Mudcats, going 7–10 with a 4.50 ERA and 106 strikeouts in 128 innings.
Francis split time between Carolina and the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers the next season, posting an 8–9 record, 3.97 ERA, and 165 strikeouts in 14223 innings of work. Francis did not play in a game in 2020 due to the suspension of the minor league season due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Francis played with Biloxi for the first part of the 2021 season before being promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds at the end of May. In 11 games between the two levels, Francis went 7–3 with a 3.62 ERA, striking out 65 batters in 5923 innings pitched.
Francis and Trevor Richards were traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Rowdy Tellez on July 6, 2021. He was assigned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, where he spent the rest of the minor league season.
In 73 innings for the Bisons, Francis went 6–4 with a 4.19 ERA and 71 strikeouts. He was added to the 40-man roster following the season on November 19, 2021. On April 25, 2022, Francis was called up by the Blue Jays.
How Much Does Bowden Francis Make?
Toronto Blue Jays professional pitcher, Francis Bowden currently earns a salary of $700,000 per year.