David Nathaniel Lowe Jr., born July 7, 1995, in Norfolk, Virginia, is an American professional baseball first baseman currently playing for the Boston Red Sox.[1][5][6] Standing 6'4" and weighing 220 pounds, he bats left-handed and throws right-handed, having debuted in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Tampa Bay Rays on April 29, 2019.[1][2] Lowe attended Pope High School in Marietta, Georgia, where he set multiple school records for hits, runs, doubles, RBI, home runs, and walks in a season, earning Georgia 5A Player of the Year honors and helping win a state championship.[3] He played college baseball at Mercer University, St. Johns River State College, and Mississippi State University before being drafted by the Rays in the 13th round (390th overall) of the 2016 MLB Draft, the same year his brother Josh was a first-round pick.[1][2][4] His career breakthrough came in 2018 with improved conditioning and swing adjustments, leading to Minor League honors like Baseball America Double-A All-Star and MiLB.com Organization All-Star.[2][4] Promoted to the Rays in 2019, he later joined the Texas Rangers, where he excelled: in 2022, he hit .302 with 27 home runs, earning the AL Silver Slugger Award and Rangers MVP.[1][2] In 2023, Lowe batted .262 with 17 home runs, won the AL Gold Glove at first base, and contributed to the Rangers' World Series championship.[1][2] After the 2023 title, he signed a one-year, $4.05 million deal with Texas.[1] In 2024, he split time between the Rangers (.265, 16 HR in 140 games) and Washington Nationals (.216, 16 HR in 119 games) before being designated for assignment and waived.[1][7] As of 2025, Lowe is active with Boston, posting a .228 average, 18 home runs, and 84 RBI, maintaining relevance as a power-hitting corner infielder.[5][6] He holds career MLB stats of .264 average, 107 home runs, and 413 RBI over 3,018 at-bats.[2] (Word count: 298)[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]