Rays' Brandon Lowe Joins Elite Company With Latest Achievement

The All-Star Tampa Bay second baseman Brandon Lowe continues to show the baseball world how effective he is with a bat in his hands.

Tampa Bay Rays second base Brandon Lowe (8) singles during the third inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at George M. Steinbrenner Field. | Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe reached two significant milestones on Tuesday night.

In the Rays’ 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels, Lowe launched a two-run shot to center field in the top of the fourth inning to open a seven-run barrage for Tampa Bay and give him his 20th home run of 2025. With the blast, Lowe recorded his third straight 20-home run season and the fourth of his eight-season career.

Brandon Lowe has his 4th 20-HR season 💥 pic.twitter.com/X9zeRqEofw

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Lowe stamped his name in the franchise record books, becoming the fourth player in Rays history to have four or more 20-homer seasons. He joins Evan Longoria (9), Carlos Pena (4) and Aubrey Huff (4). 

Second-base hitting star

Lowe also becomes the fifth active player to achieve the feat while primarily a second baseman, joining Houston’s Jose Altuve (six), Atlanta’s Ozzie Albies (four), Arizona’s Ketel Marte (four) and Texas’ Marcus Semien (four). To qualify as a primary second baseman, at least 50 percent of games must be played at the position.

Altuve, with 19 home runs in 2025, has played more games in left field (44) than second base (40) this season. He's also made 30 appearances at designated hitter.

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (27) hits a solo home run in the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on July 6. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Lowe currently holds the second-highest home run total among second basemen in 2025, trailing only Marte (21). In 92 games, Lowe is hitting .272 and has a .323 on-base percentage, a .480 slugging percentage and an .802 OPS.

With just two more home runs, Lowe will notch the second-highest single-season total of his eight-year career, surpassing the 21 he launched in 2023 and 2024. His career-high mark for a season came in 2021 with 39 blasts.

Lowe and the Rays (56-59, fourth in the AL East) aim to take the series from the Angels (55-59, fourth in the AL West) on Wednesday at 4:07 p.m. ET.

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