Brandon Lowe's Stats, Metrics, Game Logs, Projections & Rankings
Player profile
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HT/WT5' 10'' , 185 lbs
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Birthdate07/06/1994 (30)
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CollegeMaryland
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Draft InfoUndrafted
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StatusInactive
The Tampa Bay Rays said that second baseman Brandon Lowe (side) left Wednesday's loss to the Texas Rangers with left-side tightness and is day-to-day. For what it's worth, manager Kevin Cash said that he's hoping Lowe will be able to return to the lineup on Saturday against the Colorado Rockies. The Rays have an off day on Thursday and are scheduled to face a lefty on Friday. The 29-year-old oft-injured second baseman went 0-for-2 with a strikeout on Wednesday before he departed to drop his early season average to .188. Amed Rosario replaced Lowe at the keystone for the rest of the game on Wednesday and could get the start at second for the series opener against Colorado on Friday. Check back on Saturday to see if Lowe is back in there.
Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe is not in the starting lineup on Tuesday against Texas Rangers left-hander Andrew Heaney. It's the second time that Lowe has started on the bench for the Rays this year with the team facing a southpaw. Curtis Mead is getting the start at the keystone instead and will bat sixth for the Rays against Heaney. The oft-injured Lowe has one 3-for-14 so far in the first four games of the season with a homer, four RBI, a run scored and five strikeouts in 16 plate appearances. Mead, 23, went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a walk on Monday against Texas. He should get most of his playing time for the Rays against left-handed pitching in 2024.
Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe clubbed a grand slam in the third inning of Friday's 8-2 win over the division-rival Toronto Blue Jays, adding a single in the fifth frame. After going 1-for-3 on Thursday, Lowe is off to a strong start in the regular season following a dismal spring training that saw him get only five hits (three homers) in 37 Grapefruit League at-bats. The 29-year-old righty masher bounced back from a brutal first-half slump in 2023, slashing .253/.348/.484 with 12 home runs and 37 RBI in his final 54 games (221 plate appearances) of the year, but a right patella fracture ended his season in late September. Set to play every day against right-handed pitching and occupy a top lineup spot in Tampa Bay's batting order, Lowe is a name to watch in all fantasy leagues for managers in need of power numbers. Just know he tends to run very hot and cold.
Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's Grapefruit League matchup versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 29-year-old has now homered twice with a pair of RBI this spring, but has struggled with just three hits in 23 at-bats. Lowe has historically been a good source of power that will sink one's batting average, but has struggled with injuries over the last two seasons. His value isn't what it once was, but with an ADP of 330, his power is worth the gamble.
Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe (illness) returned to workouts with the rest of the team in spring training on Thursday after being held back in the last week due to an illness. Lowe will now begin ramping things up before eventually appearing in Grapefruit League games. The 29-year-old has impressive power at the second base position from the left side of the plate, but he has struggled against left-handed pitching and has only played in over 100 games twice in his six major-league seasons. Lowe played in 109 games in 2023 and slashed .231/.328/.443 with 21 home runs, 68 RBI and seven stolen bases in 436 plate appearances. He had a career-high 39 long balls in 149 games in 2021, but that season has been an outlier for Lowe. He's a risk/reward power bat at second base.