Rookie Lowe agrees to $24 million, 6-year contract with Rays

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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Rookie Brandon Lowe, who made his big league debut last August, has agreed to a $24 million, six-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays.

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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Rookie Brandon Lowe, who made his big league debut last August, has agreed to a $24 million, six-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays.

Lowe’s deal, announced Wednesday, includes club options for 2025 and 2026 with escalators that could make the agreement worth $49 million over eight seasons.

The 24-year-old infielder and outfielder has just 58 days of major league service.

FILE - In this Monday, March 11, 2019, file photo, Tampa Bay Rays' Brandon Lowe, right, high-fives teammates after scoring on a two-run single by Willy Adames during the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater, Fla. Lowe, who made his big league debut last August, has agreed to a $24 million, six-year contract with the Rays. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File
FILE - In this Monday, March 11, 2019, file photo, Tampa Bay Rays' Brandon Lowe, right, high-fives teammates after scoring on a two-run single by Willy Adames during the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater, Fla. Lowe, who made his big league debut last August, has agreed to a $24 million, six-year contract with the Rays. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File

Lowe joins Evan Longoria, Matt Moore and Chris Archer as players with less than one year of major league service when they long-term deals with Tampa Bay.

Lowe joined the Rays on Aug. 4 and appeared in 43 games. From Aug. 15 on, he hit .273 with six homers and 25 RBIs in 37 games.

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