Padres calling up .962 outfielder before Phillies series

The San Diego Padres are making a notable roster move before starting a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.

Kiley McDaniel of ESPN.com reports that the Padres are calling up prospect Jase Bowen. 

A corresponding move will need to be made, but once Jase Bowen records an at-bat with San Diego, his MLB career will officially begin. 

Padres to call up Jase Bowen

CBSSports writes (on Monday, June 1): 

"The 25-year-old Bowen will receive his first promotion to the majors after a strong start to the season at El Paso, with whom he's produced a .292/.362/.600 slash line to go with 13 home runs and seven steals across 222 plate appearances."

He's a right-handed hitter, so it's plausible he sees most of his initial at-bats against left-handed pitching. 

MLBTR.com's Darragh McDonald also got a piece of the news, and had this to say about Bowen:

"Even if his offense over the past two years isn’t totally sustainable, he can contribute in other ways. Back in April, FanGraphs ranked Bowen the #17 prospect in a weak Padres’ system. They raised concerns about his approach at the plate but noted he is a strong runner, which helps him on the basepaths and in the outfield. He stole at least 16 bases in each season from 2021 to 2025."

Bowen has experience at all three outfield spots, and it will be interesting to see how he performs with the Padres to start his MLB journey. 

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