Cowser was diagnosed with two fractured ribs after colliding with the outfield wall during a June 12 game against the Tigers, Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Banner reports.
Cowser missed three games with what the Orioles referred to simply as general soreness at the time, but the outfielder has now revealed that he had a more serious diagnosis. While Cowser homered three times in the first four games after returning from the rib fractures, he finished the season slashing a disappointing .196/.269/.385 with 16 homers and 14 steals over just 92 contests. Cowser also missed time with a fractured thumb and a concussion, but he entered the offseason with a clean bill of health.
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Orioles' Colton Cowser: Homers in win
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Cowser went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs scored in Tuesday's win against the Rays.
Cowser singled and scored in the fifth inning before putting the game out of reach with a two-run blast in the sixth. He's up to 16 home runs this season, with three of those coming in his last seven games. Prior to that, he had just one over his previous 16 contests. Cowser has produced a disappointing follow-up to an impressive rookie year; he owns a .202/.272/.397 slash line with 29 extra-base hits and 40 RBI through 87 appearances.
Cowser is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.
The left-handed-hitting Cowser will take a seat for Wednesday's matinee while the White Sox send southpaw Martin Perez to the bump. Jorge Mateo will check in for Cowser in center field and will bat ninth.
Cowser went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Monday's 4-1 win over the White Sox.
Cowser delivered a go-ahead three-run shot off Tyler Alexander in the sixth inning to push Baltimore ahead. The outfielder has now homered in two straight games and will aim to match his season-long streak of three consecutive contests with a long ball, which he accomplished June 17-19. The 25-year-old's overall results have been underwhelming, as he holds a .665 OPS through 82 games in what some expected to be a breakout campaign.
Cowser is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
Cowser will get an extended breather, sitting Sunday ahead of Monday's team day off. Dylan Carlson, Jorge Mateo and Jeremiah Jackson will fill the outfield from left to right Sunday.
Cowser went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Padres.
Cowser's bat has cooled off a bit recently -- this was his first multi-hit effort in eight games. Over that span, he's 4-for-30 (.133) with a 1:15 BB:K. The outfielder is up to a .215/.278/.398 slash line with 12 home runs, 30 RBI, 28 runs scored and nine steals across 283 plate appearances this season.
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Orioles' Colton Cowser: Sitting Monday
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Cowser is out of the lineup for Monday's game in San Diego.
Cowser had started 14 straight contests upon his return from a concussion Aug. 17, but he'll get a day off for the Orioles' series opener versus the Padres. Dylan Carlson will start in center field and bat sixth Monday.
Orioles' Colton Cowser: Continues to heat up with homer
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Cowser went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Monday's 4-3 loss to Boston.
Cowser extended his hitting streak to six games and clubbed his 12th homer of the year. The outfielder has been pretty productive in the month of August, batting .241 with three doubles, three big flies, nine RBI and one stolen base over his last 54 at-bats. The three-hit game Monday was also Cowser's third of the campaign.
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