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Brandon Lowe
2B · Pittsburgh Pirates
| Position | 2B |
| Bats/Throws | L/R |
| Height | 5′ 9″ |
| Weight | 181 lbs |
| Age | 32 |
| Birthplace | Suffolk, VA, USA |
| Draft | 2015, Tampa Bay Rays, Round: 3, Overall Pick: 87 |
| School | Maryland |
| MLB Debut | 2018-08-05 |
Contract Status
Service Time
7.058
1/1/2026
Options
N/A
1/1/2026
MLB FA
2027
2026 Service Time Gained: 0.131
2026 Option Year Used? No
Contract
2026$11,500,000
Statcast
90.9 mph
Avg Exit Velo
111.1 mph
Max Exit Velo
11.6%
Barrel%
45.1%
Hard Hit%
Summary
| G | PA | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | K% | BB% | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (MLB) | 104 | 463 | .255 | 23 | 71 | 2 | 27.2% | 9.1% | .322 | .488 | .810 |
| MLB Career | 849 | 3457 | .248 | 180 | 517 | 35 | 27.3% | 9.4% | .325 | .482 | .807 |
Last 10 Games
| Date | Lvl | Team | Opp | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-02 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .322 | .488 | .810 |
| 2026-08-01 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .257 | .324 | .491 | .815 |
| 2026-07-31 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Cincinnati Reds | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .257 | .323 | .494 | .817 |
| 2026-07-30 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .253 | .320 | .490 | .810 |
| 2026-07-29 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Arizona Diamondbacks | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 | .321 | .485 | .806 |
| 2026-07-28 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Arizona Diamondbacks | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .253 | .321 | .487 | .808 |
| 2026-07-27 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Arizona Diamondbacks | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .251 | .319 | .478 | .797 |
| 2026-07-26 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Chicago Cubs | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .316 | .474 | .790 |
| 2026-07-24 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Chicago Cubs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .241 | .311 | .468 | .779 |
| 2026-07-22 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ New York Yankees | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .245 | .314 | .476 | .790 |
| Last 10 Total | 41 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | .366 | .422 | .610 | 1.032 | |||
Stats & Game Logs
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | G | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% |
|---|
Season
| Date ↕ | Lvl ↕ | Team ↕ | Opponent | AB ↕ | H ↕ | 2B ↕ | 3B ↕ | HR ↕ | RBI ↕ | BB ↕ | SO ↕ | AVG ↕ |
|---|
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 463 | 412 | 105 | 23 | 71 | 42 | 126 | .255 | .324 | .000 | .324 |
| Recent Performance | |||||||||||
| Last 30 | 97 | 91 | 27 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 31 | .297 | .330 | .451 | .780 |
| Last 14 | 53 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | .306 | .358 | .510 | .869 |
| Last 7 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | .367 | .406 | .667 | 1.073 |
| Home / Away | |||||||||||
| Home Games | 243 | 218 | 54 | 11 | 37 | 21 | 64 | .248 | .317 | .463 | .780 |
| Away Games | 220 | 194 | 51 | 12 | 34 | 21 | 62 | .263 | .327 | .515 | .842 |
| Day / Night | |||||||||||
| Day Games | 201 | 180 | 45 | 11 | 28 | 19 | 54 | .250 | .318 | .478 | .796 |
| Night Games | 262 | 232 | 60 | 12 | 43 | 23 | 72 | .259 | .324 | .496 | .820 |
| vs Handedness | |||||||||||
| vs Left | 140 | 126 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 49 | .214 | .264 | .341 | .605 |
| vs Right | 323 | 286 | 78 | 19 | 61 | 32 | 77 | .273 | .347 | .552 | .899 |
| vs Pitcher Role | |||||||||||
| Starter | 274 | 243 | 62 | 16 | 41 | 26 | 76 | .255 | .325 | .523 | .848 |
| Reliever | 189 | 169 | 43 | 7 | 30 | 16 | 50 | .254 | .317 | .438 | .755 |
| Runners | |||||||||||
| Bases Empty | 258 | 236 | 64 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 74 | .271 | .333 | .517 | .850 |
| Runners On | 205 | 176 | 41 | 10 | 58 | 20 | 52 | .233 | .307 | .449 | .756 |
| Scoring Position | 119 | 101 | 30 | 7 | 51 | 10 | 25 | .297 | .345 | .564 | .909 |
| Batting Order | |||||||||||
| Batting Second | 417 | 370 | 98 | 23 | 69 | 39 | 111 | .265 | .333 | .519 | .852 |
| Batting Fifth | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .222 | .222 | .444 | .666 |
| Batting Sixth | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .300 | .300 | .600 |
| Batting Seventh | 25 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .095 | .200 | .095 | .295 |
| Batting Eighth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Year | Age | Lv | PA | BIP | GB% | FB% | LD% | PU% | O-Sw% | Z-Sw% | O-Con% | Z-Con% | Sw% | Con% | Avg EV | Max EV | Avg LA | HH% | Brl% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 21 | A | 452 | 307 | 44.3% | 26.1% | 20.8% | 8.8% | — | — | — | — | 46.9% | 81.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 22 | A+ | 210 | 137 | 43.8% | 35.8% | 19.0% | 1.4% | — | — | — | — | 47.9% | 76.2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 23 | Unknown | 100 | 67 | 35.8% | 29.9% | 26.9% | 7.5% | 25.0% | 83.3% | 50.0% | 60.0% | 46.4% | 73.1% | 91.2 mph | 96.3 mph | 27.0° | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 25 | MLB | 224 | 137 | 32.8% | 32.1% | 27.0% | 8.0% | 23.2% | 73.6% | 38.0% | 73.5% | 46.9% | 64.3% | 89.8 mph | 111.4 mph | 18.1° | 43.1% | 16.2% |
| 2022 | 27 | MLB | 10 | 7 | 0.0% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 42.9% | 27.8% | 85.0% | 40.0% | 82.4% | 57.9% | 72.7% | 88.8 mph | 100.1 mph | 48.4° | 28.6% | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 28 | MLB | 386 | 232 | 41.4% | 31.9% | 19.4% | 7.3% | 31.8% | 75.8% | 42.4% | 80.2% | 52.1% | 67.7% | 91.1 mph | 110.7 mph | 16.4° | 47.4% | 10.3% |
| 2023 | 28 | AAA | 17 | 9 | 33.3% | 44.4% | 22.2% | 0.0% | 35.9% | 78.6% | 42.9% | 90.9% | 53.7% | 72.2% | 90.6 mph | 104.9 mph | 14.6° | 44.4% | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 28 | R-FCL | 3 | 2 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 83.3% | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 29 | MLB | 422 | 275 | 36.4% | 31.6% | 26.2% | 5.8% | 32.4% | 79.6% | 45.8% | 76.6% | 55.3% | 67.3% | 89.8 mph | 111.0 mph | 14.5° | 44.7% | 12.0% |
| 2024 | 29 | AAA | 21 | 8 | 25.0% | 50.0% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 31.0% | 56.8% | 44.4% | 72.0% | 42.2% | 60.5% | 96.7 mph | 108.0 mph | 23.9° | 75.0% | 25.0% |
| 2025 | 30 | MLB | 555 | 363 | 38.0% | 29.5% | 25.9% | 6.6% | 32.0% | 77.7% | 41.1% | 76.6% | 55.5% | 66.6% | 91.1 mph | 112.6 mph | 15.2° | 46.3% | 12.2% |
| 2026 | 31 | MLB | 463 | 293 | 34.1% | 34.1% | 24.9% | 6.8% | 33.3% | 70.8% | 39.2% | 80.2% | 50.4% | 65.5% | 90.9 mph | 111.1 mph | 16.6° | 45.1% | 11.6% |
| MLB Career | MLB | 2060 | 1307 | 36.6% | 31.7% | 24.7% | 6.9% | 31.3% | 75.9% | 41.6% | 77.7% | 52.7% | 66.5% | 90.6 mph | 112.6 mph | 16.1° | 45.4% | 12.0% | |
| AAA Career | AAA | 38 | 17 | 29.4% | 47.0% | 17.6% | 5.9% | 33.0% | 65.3% | 43.8% | 80.9% | 46.7% | 65.8% | 93.5 mph | 108.0 mph | 19.0° | 58.8% | 11.8% | |
| A+ Career | A+ | 210 | 137 | 43.8% | 35.8% | 19.0% | 1.4% | — | — | — | — | 47.9% | 76.2% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| A Career | A | 452 | 307 | 44.3% | 26.1% | 20.8% | 8.8% | — | — | — | — | 46.9% | 81.8% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| R-FCL Career | R-FCL | 3 | 2 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 83.3% | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Unknown Career | Unknown | 100 | 67 | 35.8% | 29.9% | 26.9% | 7.5% | 25.0% | 83.3% | 50.0% | 60.0% | 46.4% | 73.1% | 91.2 mph | 96.3 mph | 27.0° | 3.0% | 0.0% |
Statcast FieldingMLB only
| Year | Team | Pos | Inn | OAA | FRV | Range | Arm | DP | Catch | Frame | Throw | Block | Pop | Blk BAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rays | 1B | 38.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | — | -0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Rays | 1B | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | Rays | 1B | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Rays | 1B | 96.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.3 | — | -0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | Rays | 1B | 19.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | — | -0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 1B | 155.0 | 0.0 | -0.8 | -0.8 | — | -0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | Rays | 2B | 219.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.1 | — | -0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Rays | 2B | 555.0 | -5.0 | -4.3 | -3.6 | -0.2 | -0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Rays | 2B | 323.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | Rays | 2B | 1093.0 | -6.0 | -3.4 | -4.0 | -0.4 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | Rays | 2B | 438.1 | -3.0 | -2.4 | -2.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | Rays | 2B | 863.1 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 0.2 | -1.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Rays | 2B | 459.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | Rays | 2B | 1015.1 | -14.0 | -9.8 | -10.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | Pirates | 2B | 847.2 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 5.9 | — | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 2B | 5814.2 | -16.0 | -11.1 | -11.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | Rays | LF | 65.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Rays | LF | 18.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.0 | -0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Rays | LF | 34.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | Rays | LF | 43.0 | -1.0 | -0.5 | -0.6 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | LF | 160.0 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -0.8 | -0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | Rays | RF | 38.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Rays | RF | 34.0 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Rays | RF | 51.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | Rays | RF | 45.0 | -1.0 | -1.5 | -0.9 | -0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | Rays | RF | 3.0 | -1.0 | -0.6 | -0.7 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | RF | 171.0 | -2.0 | -2.1 | -1.4 | -0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Arm StrengthMLB only · Avg requires minimum throws (100 for 1B, 50 for OF)
| Year | Throws | Max | Overall | 1B | 2B | LF | RF | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Throws | Avg | Throws | Avg | Throws | Avg | Throws | Avg | ||||
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 174 | 87.3 | 83.0 | — | — | 149 | 83.0 | 8 | — | 17 | — |
| 2021 | 576 | 91.6 | 80.4 | — | — | 550 | 80.4 | 8 | — | 18 | — |
| 2022 | 230 | 83.6 | 80.5 | — | — | 229 | 80.5 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 2023 | 467 | 85.9 | 78.5 | — | — | 467 | 78.5 | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 264 | 81.9 | 78.0 | 32 | — | 232 | 78.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 552 | 83.4 | 77.9 | 9 | — | 543 | 77.9 | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 415 | 84.7 | 77.7 | — | — | 415 | 77.7 | — | — | — | — |
Transaction History
2026-04-162B Brandon Lowe changed number to 5.
2026-04-152B Brandon Lowe changed number to 42.
2025-12-19Tampa Bay Rays traded 2B Brandon Lowe, LF Jake Mangum and LHP Mason Montgomery to Pittsburgh Pirates.
2025-12-19Pittsburgh Pirates activated 2B Brandon Lowe.
2025-09-162B Brandon Lowe changed number to 8.
2025-09-152B Brandon Lowe changed number to 21.
2025-07-30Tampa Bay Rays activated 2B Brandon Lowe from the 10-day injured list.
2025-07-22Tampa Bay Rays placed 2B Brandon Lowe on the 10-day injured list retroactive to July 20, 2025. Left ankle/foot tendinitis.
2025-07-18Tampa Bay Rays activated 2B Brandon Lowe from the reserve list.
2025-07-11Tampa Bay Rays placed 2B Brandon Lowe on the 10-day injured list retroactive to July 8, 2025. Left oblique tightness.
2025-04-162B Brandon Lowe changed number to 8.
2025-04-152B Brandon Lowe changed number to 42.
2024-05-20Tampa Bay Rays activated 2B Brandon Lowe from the 10-day injured list.
2024-05-20Tampa Bay Rays activated 2B Brandon Lowe from the 10-day injured list.
2024-05-18Tampa Bay Rays sent 2B Brandon Lowe on a rehab assignment to Durham Bulls.
2024-05-18Tampa Bay Rays sent 2B Brandon Lowe on a rehab assignment to Durham Bulls.
2024-05-07Tampa Bay Rays sent 2B Brandon Lowe on a rehab assignment to Durham Bulls.
2024-05-07Tampa Bay Rays sent 2B Brandon Lowe on a rehab assignment to Durham Bulls.
2024-04-12Tampa Bay Rays placed 2B Brandon Lowe on the 10-day injured list retroactive to April 9, 2024. Right oblique strain.
2023-10-05Tampa Bay Rays activated 2B Brandon Lowe.
2023-10-022B Brandon Lowe roster status changed by Tampa Bay Rays.
2023-10-02Tampa Bay Rays activated 2B Brandon Lowe from the 10-day injured list.
2023-09-23Tampa Bay Rays placed 2B Brandon Lowe on the 10-day injured list retroactive to September 22, 2023. Right patella fracture.
2023-07-04Tampa Bay Rays activated 2B Brandon Lowe from the 10-day injured list.
2023-06-28Tampa Bay Rays sent 2B Brandon Lowe on a rehab assignment to Durham Bulls.
2023-06-26Tampa Bay Rays sent 2B Brandon Lowe on a rehab assignment to FCL Rays.
2023-06-26Tampa Bay Rays sent 2B Brandon Lowe on a rehab assignment to FCL Rays.
2023-06-05Tampa Bay Rays placed 2B Brandon Lowe on the 10-day injured list retroactive to June 4, 2023. Lower back inflammation.
2022-11-10Tampa Bay Rays activated 2B Brandon Lowe from the 60-day injured list.
2022-09-28Tampa Bay Rays transferred 2B Brandon Lowe from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Low back discomfort.
2022-09-13Tampa Bay Rays placed 2B Brandon Lowe on the 10-day injured list retroactive to September 12, 2022. Low back discomfort.
2022-09-07Tampa Bay Rays activated 2B Brandon Lowe from the 10-day injured list.
2022-08-31Tampa Bay Rays placed 2B Brandon Lowe on the 10-day injured list retroactive to August 28, 2022. Right triceps contusion.
2022-07-16Tampa Bay Rays activated 2B Brandon Lowe.
2022-07-07Tampa Bay Rays sent 2B Brandon Lowe on a rehab assignment to Durham Bulls.
2022-07-05Tampa Bay Rays transferred 2B Brandon Lowe from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Low back discomfort.
2022-05-16Tampa Bay Rays placed 2B Brandon Lowe on the 10-day injured list. Low back discomfort.
2019-09-22Tampa Bay Rays activated 2B Brandon Lowe from the 60-day injured list.
2019-09-22Tampa Bay Rays activated 2B Brandon Lowe from the 60 day injured list.
2019-08-23Tampa Bay Rays transferred 2B Brandon Lowe from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Right shin bone bruise.
2019-08-20Tampa Bay Rays sent 2B Brandon Lowe on a rehab assignment to Durham Bulls.
2019-08-17Tampa Bay Rays sent 2B Brandon Lowe on a rehab assignment to Charlotte Stone Crabs.
2019-08-14Tampa Bay Rays sent 2B Brandon Lowe on a rehab assignment to GCL Rays.
2019-07-04Tampa Bay Rays placed 2B Brandon Lowe on the 10-day injured list retroactive to July 3, 2019. Right shin bone bruise.
2019-02-11Brandon Lowe changed number to 8.
2018-08-04Tampa Bay Rays selected the contract of 2B Brandon Lowe from Durham Bulls.
2018-06-07LF Brandon Lowe assigned to Durham Bulls from Montgomery Biscuits.
2018-02-231B Brandon Lowe assigned to Tampa Bay Rays.
2017-08-02LF Brandon Lowe assigned to Montgomery Biscuits from Charlotte Stone Crabs.
2017-06-19Charlotte Stone Crabs activated 2B Brandon Lowe from the 7-day disabled list.
2017-06-12Charlotte Stone Crabs placed 2B Brandon Lowe on the 7-day disabled list retroactive to June 6, 2017.
2017-04-042B Brandon Lowe assigned to Charlotte Stone Crabs from Bowling Green Hot Rods.
2016-04-052B Brandon Lowe assigned to Bowling Green Hot Rods.
2015-06-25Tampa Bay Rays signed 2B Brandon Lowe.