Ex-major league pitcher tosses no-hitter in S. Korea
Doosan Bears pitcher Michael Matthew Bowden, center, celebrates with his teammates after throwing a no-hitter in a match against the NC Dinos at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, Thursday. The Bears beat the Dinos 4-0. The former major league pitcher tossed the 13th no-hitter in the 34-year history of the Korea Baseball Organization League (KBO). The 29-year-old American is the third foreign pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the KBO, after Charlie Shirek, former Dinos pitcher, in 2014, and one-time Bear Yunesky Maya last year. / Yonhap
Former major league pitcher Michael Bowden threw a no-hitter in the top South Korean league Thursday.
The right-hander for the Doosan Bears tossed the 13th no-hitter in the Korea Baseball Organization's 34-year history, shutting down the visiting NC Dinos in a 4-0 victory at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul.
Bowden threw 139 pitches, striking out nine while walking three and hitting another.
The 29-year-old American is the third foreign pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the KBO, after Charlie Shirek, former Dinos pitcher, in 2014, and one-time Bear Yunesky Maya last year.
This is Bowden's first season in the KBO. He improved to 10-3 after Thursday's victory.
He has pitched for the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs, with a record of 3-5 and a 4.51 ERA in 103 big league appearances across six seasons. (Yonhap)