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Lowe was designated for task by the Washington Nationals earlier in August.
The Pink Sox are on the verge of including a primary baseman with six weeks remaining within the common season.
Boston and Nathaniel Lowe are reportedly finalizing a contract, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Lowe, 30, was designated for assignment by the Washington Nationals on Aug. 14.
The Pink Sox had proven curiosity in touchdown Lowe following his DFA, MassLive’s Chris Cotillo reported over the weekend. It’s evident that the membership had been considering including a primary baseman after not touchdown one earlier than final month’s MLB commerce deadline.
Lowe is batting .216 with a .665 OPS by way of 119 video games with the Nationals, the bottom such marks of his seven-year MLB profession. He’s hit 16 house runs out of 95 whole hits and drawn 47 walks to 130 strikeouts.
In August, Lowe is 3-for-33 on the plate by way of 11 video games.
Lowe’s down 2025 season is an outlier, although. He constantly produced with the Texas Rangers from 2019-24, batting for a .263 common with a .781 OPS to pair over that span. Minus the shortened 2020 season, Lowe’s by no means completed a season with a batting common beneath .262.
He was a member of the Rangers’ 2023 World Collection championship season, enjoying in 161 common season video games. Lowe slashed .262/.360/.414 with 17 house runs, 82 RBIs, 89 runs, and 93 walks that 12 months.
Within the 2023 playoffs, he appeared in 17 video games and went 10-for-66 (.212) with three house runs and 6 RBIs. Lowe received a Gold Glove that 12 months as nicely.
After the 2024 season concluded, Texas dealt Lowe to Washington in change for aid pitcher Robert Garcia. It’s simple to marvel if that change in surroundings has affected the primary baseman’s efficiency (coming into Monday, the Nationals personal a 50-74 file and are final within the Nationwide League East).
Maybe a second change in surroundings by becoming a member of the 68-57 second-place Pink Sox will help Lowe’s mindset on the plate. Per Cotillo, there’s a chance the left-handed batter can be in Boston’s beginning lineup towards the Baltimore Orioles on Monday.
Contract-wise, the Nationals are footing Lowe’s $10.3 million wage this 12 months. Lowe is beneath workforce management by way of 2026. He’s arbitration-eligible subsequent 12 months and is about to grow to be a free agent in 2027.
It’s a low-risk, high-reward scenario for the Pink Sox, who wish to improve first base.
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