MLB official Bob Bowman sets up exploratory committee for Michigan governor’s race

MLB official eying Michigan gov race

LANSING, Mich. — An official in Major League Baseball has formed a committee to explore a run for Michigan’s Democratic gubernatorial nomination.

Robert Bowman is a former Michigan state treasurer and currently the chief executive of baseball’s online and interactive media operation. He filed the political paperwork Thursday with the Michigan secretary of state.

He works in New York City but has a summer home in Harbor Springs, in northern Michigan. He’s also president of the Michigan Education Trust.

Forming the committee allows Bowman to raise and spend money as he considers a campaign.