derek lowe

Lowe throwing at Spring Training workouts Atlanta Braves — No. 32 Starting pitcher Born: June 1, 1973 (1973-06-01) (age 35)

Dearborn, Michigan Bats: Right Throws: Right MLB debut April 26, 1997 for the Seattle Mariners Career statistics

(through 2008 season) Win-Loss 127-107 Earned run average 3.75 Strikeouts 1,275 Saves 85 Teams Seattle Mariners (1997) Boston Red Sox (1997-2004) Los Angeles Dodgers (2005-2008) Atlanta Braves (2009-present) Career highlights and awards 2x All-Star selection (2000, 2002) World Series champion (2004)

Derek Christopher Lowe[1] (born June 1, 1973 in Dearborn, Michigan)[2] is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. He throws and bats right-handed. Contents [hide] 1 Early years 2 Baseball career 2.1 Minor leagues 2.2 Seattle Mariners 2.3 Boston Red Sox 2.4 Los Angeles Dodgers 2.5 Atlanta Braves 3 Personal life 4 Accomplishments 5 See also 6 References 7 External links //

Early years

Lowe attended Edsel Ford High School (Dearborn, Michigan) and was a four-sport letterman in baseball, golf, soccer, and basketball. He was an All-League honoree in all four sports and was a first team all-state pick in basketball.

Baseball career

Minor leagues

Lowe was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 8th round of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft. He signed with the Mariners on June 7, 1991. The Mariners immediately assigned him to their rookie league team, where he went 5-3 with a 2.41 ERA in 12 starts.

He spent the next several years working his way through several minor league teams: 1992 - Single-A Bellingham (7-3, 2.42 - 13 starts), 1993 - Single-A Riverside (12-9, 5.26, 26 starts), 1994 - Double-A Jacksonville (7-10, 4.94, 26 starts), 1995 - Double-A Port City (1-6, 6.08, 10 starts), 1996 - Triple-A Tacoma (6-9, 4.54, 16 starts).

Seattle Mariners

Lowe made his major league debut on April 26, 1997, working 3 2/3 innings in relief against the Toronto Blue Jays. He made his first major league start on May 27, 1997, against the Minnesota Twins, giving up four runs in 5 innings. His first career win came on June 6 against the Detroit Tigers, pitching 5 1/3 innings and giving up 3 runs in the Mariners 6-3 victory.

Seattle, however, was desperate for immediate bullpen help and packaged Lowe and catcher Jason Varitek into a deal with the Boston Red Sox for Heathcliff Slocumb. The Mariners' willingness to trade Lowe may have stemmed from his involvement in an incident earlier that year in Federal Way, Washington. Lowe was charged with fourth-degree domestic violence by King County police after his girlfriend claimed that he struck her. Lowe was released on $1,000 bond the next day, and he allegedly violated a no-contact order by returning to her home shortly after his release.[3] However, given the subsequent careers of the three players involved in the trade it is now viewed as one of the most lopsided in recent MLB history.

Boston Red Sox

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