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Josh Lowe

LAA Left Fielder #3

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Angels recalled OF Josh Lowe from Triple-A Salt Lake

With Jose Siri going on the paternity list, the Angels will turn back to Lowe, who was hitting .299/.397/.617 in 26 games at Triple-A with nine home runs and six steals. He still had a 26 percent strikeout rate and 13.3 percent swinging strike rate, but he was making more contact in the zone and more contact overall by being more aggressive. Lowe will have some contact issues and is unlikely to ever re-produce the season he had in 2023, but he also has intriguing raw tools and warrants regular playing time on an Angels team that is going nowhere.

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Josh Lowe

LAA Left Fielder #3

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Josh Lowe hit a solo homer in a blowout loss to the Red Sox on Saturday.

Lowe was responsible for the only run of the game for the Angels on a solo shot off Sonny Gray. The 28-year-old has now homered seven times, but the former Tampa Bay outfielder has not been effective in his (relatively) new surroundings as seen in a slash of .217/.255/.382. Because of the lack of options — even with Mike Trout coming back soon — Lowe should still see a decent amount of playing time against right-handed pitching, so he will get a chance to see those poor numbers improve. It’s probably not a great idea to bet on it.
Josh Lowe

LAA Left Fielder #3

Josh Lowe hit a 404-foot grand slam to account for all of the Angels’ scoring Sunday in a 4-1 win over the A’s.

Lowe’s blast to right was the only extra-base hit either team collected today. He’s started four straight games since being recalled when Jose Siri went on the paternity list on Thursday, including both since Siri returned on Saturday. He’ll probably keep playing versus righties until Mike Trout returns, at which time the Angels can decide whether it’ll be worth playing him in a corner.
Jose Siri

LAA Left Fielder #28

Angels activated OF Jose Siri from the paternity list.

Before missing two games, Siri started seven games in a row in center with Mike Trout down. Now, though, he has Josh Lowe to contend with, which figures to mean less playing time against righties. Lowe, who was called up when Siri went on the paternity list, is making a third straight start tonight, and Siri will be available off the bench.
Josh Lowe

LAA Left Fielder #3

Angels optioned OF Josh Lowe to Triple-A Salt Lake.

While surprising, Lowe has badly struggled at the plate throughout the season — slashing a woeful .184/.226/.320 — so having time to retool his swing and find himself again isn’t the worst idea. Wade Meckler was promoted from Triple-A Salt Lake in a corresponding move on Friday.
Josh Lowe

LAA Left Fielder #3

Josh Lowe hit a two-run homer in the loss to the A’s on Wednesday.

That’s the good news. The bad is that he committed two errors in left field, and he couldn’t put a bunt down before striking out as the leadoff man in the bottom of the 10th. Lowe is hitting .333 over his past 10 games, so that’s a little something. He has five homers on the year but just a .182/.225/.322 line overall.
Josh Lowe

LAA Left Fielder #3

Josh Lowe finished 0-for-4 on Sunday, dropping his average to .159.

Lowe had a couple of hard-hit flyballs today, but as per usual this season, he got a little too far under both to hit them out. Lowe’s 24-degree launch angle this season is one of the highest marks in the league and far higher than his career average of 13 degrees. Maybe he’ll figure it out, but he’s been a big liability thus far.
Josh Lowe

LAA Right Fielder #3

Josh Lowe went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in the Angels’ 8-0 shutout of the Padres on Friday.

Lowe is batting just .167, but he does have three homers and nine RBI through 62 plate appearances. His chances of pulling off a big rebound don’t seem great, given his poor exit velocity and strikeout numbers to date, but he might get to 20 homers and 20 steals without being much help elsewhere.
Nolan Schanuel

LAA 1st Baseman #18

Nolan Schanuel is not in the lineup for Tuesday’s game against the Yankees.

Schanuel will take a breather with southpaw Ryan Weathers on the bump for the Angels. It’ll be Vaughn Grissom handling the colder corner and hitting fifth in Schanuel’s absence. Josh Lowe also gets the evening off with Bryce Teodosio getting the nod in left and hitting ninth.
Josh Lowe

LAA Right Fielder #3

Josh Lowe is not in the starting lineup on Wednesday against the Cubs.

This is the first time that the Angels have faced a left-handed starter this season, and both Nolan Schanuel and Josh Lowe are on the bench. That will be something to monitor as the season goes on. Jeimer Candelario will start at first base and bat seventh, while Bryce Teodosio will play left field and bat ninth.
Josh Lowe

LAA Right Fielder #3

Josh Lowe went 2-for-4 with a homer, a double, and three RBI in Friday’s win over the Astros.

Lowe broke things open for the Angels in the second inning when he took Mike Burrows deep for a three-run shot, putting the Angels up 4-1. Lowe, who also doubled in this one, hit just 11 homers in 396 at-bats last season but does have one 20 homer season on his resumé. He could have some fantasy upside in deeper leagues, especially if he sees some base-stealing opportunities.

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Athletics recalled 1B Joey Meneses from Triple-A Las Vegas.

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Zack Gelof

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Athletics placed INF Zack Gelof on the 10-day injured list with a right knee laceration.

Gelof cut his knee up pretty bad on a sliding catch last night in Detroit. Gelof had sort of swung between third base, second base, and left field since returning from the IL a few days ago, pushing Jeff McNeil (illness) into a bench role. McNeil will likely be more involved at second base over the weekend, pushing Joshua Kuroda-Grauer to third.
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Liam Hicks

MIA Catcher #34
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Liam Hicks is not in Miami’s starting lineup against the Guardians on Friday.

Hicks is getting a breather against LHP Parker Messick despite starting Miami’s last game against a left-hander. It appears the Marlins will platoon him at times. Hicks is hitting .333/.356/.381 in 45 plate appearances since returning from the injured list at the end of June.
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Tobias Myers

NYM Relief Pitcher #32
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Mets recalled RHP Tobias Myers from Triple-A Syracuse.

Myers will rejoin the low-leverage reliever mix for the Mets over the weekend. He has a 6.21 ERA in 42 innings and has been as disappointing a part of the Freddy Peralta trade as Freddy Peralta has so far.
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Mets designated RHP Dan Hammer for assignment.

For sale, one Hammer, never used on its one day on the big league roster.
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Zack Short

NYM Shortstop #38
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Mets purchased INF Zack Short’s contract from Triple-A Syracuse.

Short went 1-for-8 in three games with the Mets earlier this year. He’ll likely just be bench depth with the occasional start rather than a threat to be in the major league lineup in any real role.
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Mark Vientos

NYM 1st Baseman #27
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Mets placed 1B/3B Mark Vientos on the 10-day injured list with a right hand fracture.

He’ll miss several weeks, perhaps enough to knock him out until September. Vientos hasn’t been much of a regular since his 2024 run, and proved completely unable to hit right-handed pitchers when given the chance during Jorge Polanco’s absence. He can be dropped in most fantasy leagues at this point.
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Colt Emerson

SEA Shortstop #85
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Colt Emerson is not in Seattle’s starting lineup on Friday against the Rays.

Emerson is 3-for-22 in July, so we’d understand him getting a day to clear his head if that’s what this is. Buddy Kennedy will start at third base with J.P. Crawford at shortstop against RHP Nick Martinez.
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Spencer Steer

CIN Left Fielder #7
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Spencer Steer is batting third and playing center field in Friday’s game against the Cubs.

Steer has not appeared in a game in center field in his major-league career. So this could be fun. The 28-year-old is hitting .240/.323/.421 this year while mostly batting in the top half of the Reds order over the past month or so. This is a stab at getting T.J. Friedl out of the lineup.
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Daylen Lile

WSH Left Fielder #4
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Daylen Lile is not in Washington’s starting lineup against the Yankees on Friday.

Lile has been slumping heavily since the middle of June, hitting .215/.244/.354 over this past 82 plate appearances with just two homers and one stolen base. Andrés Chaparro will bat sixth in Lile’s place against LHP Ryan Weathers.
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