The Pope (Ga.) High School graduate signed a letter of intent to play at Florida State before signing with the Rays…hit .391 with 11 HR and 39 RBI as a senior and named the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year for Georgia...His older brother, Nathaniel, was selected by the Rays in the 13th round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of Mississippi State...Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 2 Power Hitter, No. 2 Infield Arm and No. 2 Athlete among high school players in the draft...Josh’s father, David, was selected by the Mariners in the fifth round in 1986 out of Satellite Beach (Fla.) High School, but instead accepted an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy…David played football and baseball at Navy as a linebacker and pitcher…he went on to serve as a Navy pilot for 20 years...Josh is the younger brother of Nationals 1B Nathaniel Lowe, who played for the Rays from 2019-20…they became the second set of brothers to play for the Rays, joining INF Julio Lugo (2003-06) and RHP Ruddy Lugo (2006-07)…they were teammates with Class-A Charlotte in the Rays system in 2017 and lived with Lucius Fox in a three-bedroom townhouse in the Riverwood retirement community in Port Charlotte… when Nathaniel’s Rangers beat Josh’s Rays in the 2023 AL Wild Card Series, they became the seventh brothers in MLB history to face off in the postseason...One of the family’s favorite stories involves a game of catch and a broken window…when the two brothers were young, they were warned not to attempt knuckleballs in the backyard… moments later, Josh uncorked a sidearm knuckler that sailed through a back window...His mother, Wendy, was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, during the summer of 2023…Josh describes her as “one of the strongest people I know.”…while the diagnosis prevented her from making the postseason series featuring her sons, she was able to attend the Rays series in Arlington last July...Josh and his wife, Anna, were married in Montverde, Fla. in January…the wedding was attended by more than 20 current and former teammates.
2024
Appeared in 106 games and made 95 starts between right field (73), left field (12), designated hitter (eight) and center field (two)…was on the 10-day IL twice with right oblique strains: March 28 (retro. March 25)–May 6 and May 25–June 3...Posted career highs in walks (32), intentional walks (four), walk rate (8.3%), hard-hit rate (46.1%) and average exit velocity (90.8 mph)…Went 25-for-26 (96.2%) on stolen base attempts, the highest success rate in the majors (min. 25 att.)…joined B.J. Upton (2008-12) and Carl Crawford (2003-10) as the only players in franchise history to record back-to-back seasons with 25 SB or more...Entered the All-Star break batting .211 (31-for-147) over 44 appearances, missing 44 games due to a nagging right oblique injury… struck out at least once in each of his final 15 appearances before the break, the longest streak of his career…following the Midsummer Classic, slashed .262/.320/.403 (54-for-26) with 17 XBH (5HR) and 20 RBI over 62 games, remaining on the active roster for the entire second half...Recorded his first two career multi-homer games on June 21 at PIT and Aug. 3 at HOU, joining Jose Siri (also two) as the only Rays with multiple such performances in 2024…in the Aug. 3 contest at HOU, tallied a career-high four hits, including a career-best three extra-base hits (2B, 2HR)…on the year, nine of his 10 HR came on the road...From Aug. 10-17, recorded a stolen base in six straight games, the second-longest streak in club history behind Carl Crawford (nine) in 2009… marked the longest streak in MLB since CIN Billy Hamilton (six) in 2015..His 93.8 stolen base percentage (61-for-65) since debuting in 2021 leads the majors (min. 50 att.).
2023
Appeared in 135 games and made 116 starts (RF-86G, DH-17G, CF-12G, LF-1G)...Joined Randy Arozarena (2022) as the only players in team history to have 20+ HR, 30+ SB and 30+ 2B in a season…was one of seven Major Leaguers to accomplish the feat in 2023...Lowe was the 26th player (33rd instance) since 1901 to reach those numbers in an age 25 or younger season...Became the youngest player in Rays history and third overall (fourth instance) with a 20+ HR, 30+ SB season, joining Randy Arozarena in 2022 and B.J. Upton in 2011-12...Became the 10th player (20th instance) in Rays history with 30+ steals in a season…his 32 steals were tied for fifth in the AL...Joined Carl Crawford (3x, 2005-07) as the only Rays with 75+ RBI and 30+ SB in an age 25 or younger season...Min. 100 AB, his .358 (54-for-151) two-out average ranked second in the majors behind TOR Bo Bichette (.361)…it signaled the second-highest mark in club history, ahead of Jason Bartlett (.356) in 2009...His .451 (24-for-53) average with runners in scoring position and two outs signaled a club record (min. 50AB), surpassing Carl Crawford (.413) in 2006…ranked third in MLB behind MIA Luis Arraez (.471) and TEX Jonah Heim (.463)...Averaged a team-leading 411 ft. on his 20 home runs, the third-farthest mark among AL hitters with 20+ HR, trailing only LAA Shohei Ohtani (422 ft.) and NYY Giancarlo Stanton (416 ft.)...Hit .296 (32-for-108) against off-speed pitches, the fourth-highest mark in the AL (min. 75AB) behind KC Bobby Witt Jr. (.413), TEX Corey Seager (.323) and TEX Jonah Heim (.312)...Min. 25 attempts, his 91.4 stolen base pct. (32-for-35) ranked second in the AL behind BOS Jarren Duran (92.3%)...Made his second consecutive Opening Day roster, both with the Rays...Hit .342 (.26-for-76) in April, fourth best in the AL behind BOS Jarren Duran (.396), TOR Matt Chapman (.372) and OAK Brent Rooker (.358)...On May 3 vs. PIT, recorded his first career home run off a left-handed pitcher (Jose Hernandez)…the 455-foot blast deflected off Tropicana Field’s D-ring catwalk in right field before hitting the scoreboard…it marked the farthest HR of his career...On May 11 at NYY, produced a career-high 5 RBI (2-for-5, 2B, HR, 5RBI, 2R)...Was successful on 22 consecutive stolen base attempts from May 16–Sept. 5, the second-longest streak in team history behind Carl Crawford (32SB: 7/19/08–5/29/09)...Recorded 10+ HR, 10+ 2B and 10+ SB in his first 42 games to open the season, becoming the fastest player to reach those figures in club history, ahead of Evan Longoria in 2010 (50G)...Scored at least one run in a career-best six consecutive games from Aug. 16-24...In 37 games from Aug. 16 through the end of the season, hit .346 (46-for-133) with 11 doubles, six HR, 25 RBI, 23 runs and eight steals…his .346 average during that stretch was second-highest in the AL behind teammate Yandy Díaz (.357)...Hit safely in a career-high-tying 11 consecutive games from Sept. 15–Oct. 1 to end the season...On Sept. 23 vs. TOR, registered his first career walk-off plate appearance (RBI-single)...POSTSEASON: Entered Game 1 of the ALWC vs. TEX as a pinch hitter for Manuel Margot in the ninth inning and drew a walk…went 1-for-4 and scored a run in Game 2.
2022
Appeared in 52 games and made 48 starts (25-RF, 9-LF, 7-CF, 7-DH) spanning two stints: Opening Day–May 1 and June 20–July 30…optioned on May 2 after rosters reduced to 26 and on July 31 after the Rays traded for David Peralta...Hit .259 (36-for-139) with 12 2B, two 3B, two HR and 12 RBI off right-handed pitching, compared to .095 (4-for-42) with 0 XBH and one RBI off southpaws...Hit .277/.348/.410 (23-for-83) with eight 2B, one HR and six RBI in 24 games (22 starts) in July and had a seven-game hitting streak when he was optioned...Made the first Opening Day roster of his career… originally was optioned during spring training on March 31 but was recalled after the Rays traded Austin Meadows to the Tigers...On April 17 at CHW, made a leaping catch above the top of the eight-foot wall in left field to rob Tim Anderson of a leadoff homer…the catch ranked No. 8 on ESPN’s SportsCenter top plays…survived a celebratory hug from Kevin Kiermaier, who insisted postgame it should be ranked No. 1...On April 29 vs. MIN, hit cleanup for the first time in his career and hit a three-run homer off Dylan Bundy in the first inning, the first homer of his career…went 18 games (16 starts) and 54 AB without a homer to begin his career…became the first player in Rays history to hit his first career homer out of the cleanup spot in the order...Hit .315/.402/.556 (95-for-302) with 27 2B, 14 HR, 67 RBI and 25 SB in 80 games for Triple-A Durham…min. 250 AB, ranked second in the International League in slugging pct. behind Vinnie Pasquantino (.561)…ranked fourth in on-base pct., fifth in avg. and sixth in AB/RBI (4.51)...Started both of the Bulls postseason games and reached base in six of his 11 PA…scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning of the Triple-A Championship Game on a René Pinto single.
2021
Joined the Rays from Sept. 8-10 when Randy Arozarena was on the paternity list... On Sept. 8 at BOS, made his major league debut with a start in right field…reached base safely in both plate appearances including his first career hit, an infield single off Nathan Eovaldi in the fifth inning…became the second player in club history with a hit and stolen base in his major league debut, joining Vidal Bruján just over two months earlier July 7 vs. CLE (G1)... At 23 years, 218 days, became the 3rd-youngest player to start in right field at Fenway Park in their major league debut…the others: TB Wil Myers (22.190) in 2013 and STL-AL Pat Parker (22.080) in 1915... Is the younger brother of former Rays first baseman Nate Lowe…marks the second set of brothers to each play for the Rays, joining INF Julio Lugo (2003-06) and RH Ruddy Lugo (2006- 07)…Julio and Ruddy spent about three months on the roster together in 2006 before Julio was traded to the Dodgers... Named Minor League Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player for Triple-A Durham by the Rays Baseball Operations department…hit .291 (117-for-402) with 28 2B, 22 HR, 78 RBI and 26 SB in 111 games for the Bulls…became the first Durham player with 20 HR and 20 SB in a season since Justin Ruggiano in 2007…ranked second among Rays minor leaguers in extra-base hits (52), tied for 2nd in RBI and ranked third in walks (61) and fourth in hits, doubles and stolen bases... Named to the Triple-A East postseason All-Star Team…tied for second in the league in extra-base hits, ranked third in runs and RBI, tied for fifth in home runs and tied for sixth in hits... Named to the Rays Organizational All-Star Team by MLB.com... Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 44 overall prospect in the minors following the season… was the No. 2 prospect in the Rays system… the publication also tabbed him as the Best Defensive Outfielder in the organization for a fourth straight year…earned the nod for Best Outfield Arm for the third time (2017, 2020)
2020
Was part of the Rays 60-man player pool and spent the summer at the alternate training site in Port Charlotte...Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 16 prospect in the Rays system following the season… the publication also tabbed him as the Best Defensive Outfielder in the organization for a third consecutive year…earned the nod for Best Outfield Arm for the second time (2017)...Rated by The Athletic’s Keith Law as the No. 59 prospect in baseball entering 2021.
2019
In 2019, named to the midseason Southern League All-Star Team…tied for 5th in the SL with 18 HR, ranked 3rd with 30 SB and 9th with 62 RBI…also ranked among the SL’s Top 10 with 70 runs, 45 XBH, 198 total bases and 59 BB...Tied for 3rd among Rays minor leaguers in home runs, tied for 7th in RBI, tied for 2nd in extrabase hits and ranked 3rd in stolen bases... Named to the Rays Organizational All-Star Team by MLB.com...Hit .327 (17-for-52) with 2 HR and 11 RBI for the Salt River Rafters in the Arizona Fall League… named to the AFL Rising Stars Game...Underwent right shoulder debridement surgery in November...Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 11 prospect in the Rays system following the season.
