JOSH LOWE NEWS

Putting together good at-bats Lowe went 1-for-2 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base Friday against the Blue Jays.

Impact Per Kristie Ackert of the Tampa Bay Times, Lowe had a few impressive at-bats and saw a total of 22 pitchers in his three plate appearances. He led off the game with a single, stole second base and ultimately came around to score. Through 10 at-bats this spring, Lowe has three hits, including a home run and a double.

MARCH 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Set for lots of reps Lowe went 1-for-2 with a double in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Twins.

Impact Lowe started in left field and led off the team's first spring training game, and he began the contest with a double that went 101.4 mph off the bat. Prior to the game, Rays manager Kevin Cash noted that Lowe will get a lot of at-bats during spring training as the team seeks to evaluate his adjustment to big-league pitching, per Dawn Klemish of MLB.com. Lowe was a touted prospect entering the 2022 campaign, though he struck out at a 33.3 percent clip across 198 plate appearances with the Rays last season.

FEBRUARY 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

That left-handed hitter the Rays sought? Josh Lowe is ready to show he's that guy. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — As the Rays went through the offseason without — as you may have heard — addressing their top priority of adding a...

FEBRUARY 15, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

That left-handed hitter the Rays sought? Josh Lowe is ready to show he's that guy A “frustrating” 2022 season led to several adjustments and increased confidence that success will come this season.

FEBRUARY 15, 2023 • TAMPABAY.COM

Raking, whiffing in Triple-A Lowe is hitting .310/.399/.538 with 12 homers, 21 steals and a 32.5 percent strikeout rate through 74 games with Triple-A Durham.

Impact He's been drawing a good amount of walks (12.9 percent), but Lowe continues to strike out at a horrendous pace. The last couple weeks are particularly illustrative of Lowe's ways, as he's hit .367 with a 1.078 OPS and eight steals over 13 games (49 plate appearances), and yet he's struck out 23 times in that span (a 39.7 percent clip). As impressive as Lowe's production has been in Triple-A over the last two seasons, his swing-and-miss tendencies continue to damage his potential of developing into an everyday major-league outfielder. The 20-20 upside is tantalizing, but we've seen other players with similar profiles fail to realize it before.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Headed back to Durham Tampa Bay optioned Lowe to Triple-A Durham on Sunday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Impact With Tampa Bay needing to clear room on the 26-man active roster and in the outfield for new trade acquisition David Peralta, Lowe and Luke Raley -- both of whom have minor-league options remaining -- were the most likely candidates to head back to the minors. The Rays ultimately elected to keep Raley with the big club over Lowe, who slashed .239/.299/.342 with a home run, two stolen bases, 15 runs and seven RBI in 33 games since his June 20 promotion from Triple-A Durham. Lowe will end his stint with the big club with an active seven-game hitting streak, but he had still struck out at an elevated 30.7 percent clip during his latest run with the Rays.

JULY 31, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Canseco 2.0? Orioles' Trey Mancini gets inside-the-park home run after fly ball hits Rays' Josh Lowe in face Lowe lost the ball in the sun, and after hitting him in the face, it went a long way to the right field corner for an inside-the-park home r...

JULY 28, 2022 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Mancini finishes homestand in style as Orioles top Rays 3-0

Trey Mancini hit an inside-the-park home run in what may have been his final plate appearance at Camden Yards as a member of the Orioles, and Baltimore blanked the Tampa Bay Rays 3...

JULY 28, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Not starting Tuesday Lowe is on the bench for Tuesday's game against the Orioles, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Impact Lowe has hit .232 with seven doubles in 69 at-bats this month. Roman Quinn will start in center field Tuesday.

JULY 26, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Rays lose Ramírez to broken thumb, but beat Orioles 7-5

Brett Phillips, Randy Arozarena and Francisco Mejía homered as the Tampa Bay Rays, despite losing hot-hitting Harold Ramírez to a broken thumb, beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-5

JULY 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mountcastle, Rutschman and O's end Trop skid, top Rays in 11

Ryan Mountcastle hit a two-run single in the 11th inning, rookie catcher Adley Rutschman produced a pair of key swings and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4

JULY 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Orioles' win streak ends at 10; Bethancourt, Rays rally

The Baltimore Orioles’ winning streak ended at 10 when Christian Bethancourt hit his first home run for Tampa Bay and the Rays rallied for a 5-4 victory

JULY 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rays score five in 7th, beat Boston 5-4 for four-game sweep

Taylor Walls and Yandy Díaz had two-run singles during a five-run outburst in the seventh inning, helping the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 and completing a four-game...

JULY 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

All-Star McClanahan wins 10th, Rays beat Red Sox again, 4-1

Shane McClanahan earned his 10th win and regained the major league lead in strikeouts during his final outing before the All-Star Game, pitching the Tampa Bay Rays past the Boston...

JULY 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Heads to bench against lefty Lowe is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Impact Though Lowe will head to the bench after a seven-game stint in the starting lineup during which he supplied a modest .660 OPS, he still appears to have a fairly clear runway to a near-everyday role in the outfield while Kevin Kiermaier (hip) is out indefinitely. Rays manager Kevin Cash likely viewed Tuesday as a good opportunity to give the lefty-hitting Lowe a day off with a tough southpaw (Chris Sale) on the mound for Boston.

JULY 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Tallies second homer Lowe went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored Sunday against the Reds.

Impact Lowe took Joel Kuhnel yard in the eighth inning to tally his second home run of the season. He has lowered his strikeout rate to 13.9 percent while tallying four extra-base hits across his last nine starts and 36 plate appearances. Lowe has also been in the Rays' lineup for each of the last six games and should have a more secure role with Kevin Kiermaier (hip) sidelined.

JULY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Moustakas reaches 200 homers, Reds finish sweep of Rays

Mike Moustakas, Tyler Stephenson and Jonathan India each hit a two-run homer in the third inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-5  for a three-game sweep

JULY 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Reds post 4th walk-off win in 8 games, rally past Rays in 10

Kyle Farmer scored the tying run on a wild pitch and Nick Senzel hit a game-ending single as the Cincinnati Reds rallied in the 10th inning for another walk-off win, beating the Ta...

JULY 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rays report: Josh Lowe leading off vs. Reds, Yandy Diaz out Drew Rasmussen will be on the mound as Tampa Bay seeks to rebound from Friday’s loss.

JULY 9, 2022 • TAMPABAY.COM

Smacks two doubles Lowe went 2-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored Wednesday against the Red Sox.

Impact In an apparent effort to get Lowe going at the plate, the Rays shifted him to the leadoff spot Wednesday. He responded with his second multi-hit effort across 14 starts since being recalled June 20. Lowe has struggled to a .170 average and a 29.1 percent strikeout rate across 55 plate appearances in that span, though he remains a regular in the lineup.

JULY 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Josh Lowe's leadoff spark sends Rays to series win at Fenway BOSTON -- Josh Lowe walked into the visitors' clubhouse on Wednesday, found his name on the lineup card and headed to his locker. Just like...

JULY 7, 2022 • MLB.COM

Rays' Kluber shuts down Red Sox bats in righty Bello's debut

Corey Kluber worked six scoreless innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Red Sox 7-1 on Wednesday night in the major league debut of Brayan Bello, the top pitching prospect in Bos...

JULY 7, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kiermaier knocks in 4, Rays beat Red Sox 8-4 at Fenway

Kevin Kiermaier hit an early three-run double and broke a tie with an RBI grounder during a four-run sixth inning that sent the Tampa Bay Rays past the Boston Red Sox 8-4

JULY 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Losing work to Harold Ramirez Lowe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact The lefty-hitting Lowe is on the bench for a second straight game against a right-handed starting pitcher (Ross Stripling), after he was excluded from the lineup for the second game of Saturday's twin bill when righty Thomas Hatch took the hill for Toronto. Prior to sitting out, Lowe had gone 2-for-11 over his previous three starts, which actually raised his season-long batting average to .179. The rookie looks as though he could be moving into more of a part-time role in favor of the righty-hitting Harold Ramirez, who is starting for the eighth game in a row.

JULY 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Game 2 Lowe isn't starting the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Lowe went 1-for-4 with a strikeout in the first game of the twin bill and will get a breather in the matinee. Randy Arozarena is shifting to left field while Harold Ramirez starts in right.

JULY 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE