Jed Lowrie has previously played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics and New York Mets.
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18 Facts About Jed Lowrie
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In 2004, while playing for the Stanford University Cardinal baseball team, Jed Lowrie earned Pacific-10 Conference Player of the Year honors.
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Jed Lowrie was a First Team All-American in 2004 and 2005.
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From 2005 through 2007, Jed Lowrie played for Boston at three different minor league levels.
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Jed Lowrie was called up to replace Julio Lugo when he went on the DL.
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Jed Lowrie was responsible for the other Red Sox run in that game, as a sacrifice fly in the second inning allowed Bay to score from third.
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Jed Lowrie committed no errors in 49 games played at shortstop during the regular season, and played regularly in the 2008 postseason as one of Boston's two starting shortstops.
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Jed Lowrie hit his first major league home run against the Twins inside the Metrodome.
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Jed Lowrie made his debut as a first baseman during the 2010 season, initially as a late-innings replacement for Mike Lowell; the Red Sox planned to give him opportunities to start at first base in the future.
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Jed Lowrie was about to head to an arbitration hearing, but he and the Astros agreed on a one-year, $1.
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Jed Lowrie was initially expected to play second base, but due to the struggles and injury of shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima, Jed Lowrie was placed at shortstop, and was the regular starter there throughout the 2013 season.
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Jed Lowrie continued as Oakland's starting shortstop during the 2014 season.
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In 2017, Jed Lowrie set a new Oakland record for most doubles in a season, with 49.
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Jed Lowrie was placed on the disabled list to begin the season with a knee sprain.
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Ultimately, Jed Lowrie saw 7 pinch-hit at-bats in 2019 with one walk and no hits.
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Jed Lowrie wished to have knee surgery, but the Mets denied his request.
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Jed Lowrie did not appear in a game with the Mets in 2020 and became a free agent after the year, at which point he went forward with successful knee surgery.
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Jed Lowrie collects wines and has a collection of "several hundred bottles" in his home in Salem.
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