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{{short description|Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1974)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Mike Lowell
|image=Mike_Lowell2.JPG
|caption=Lowell with the Boston Red Sox in 2007
|position=[[Third baseman]]
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1974|2|24}}
|birth_place=[[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=September 13
|debutyear=1998
|debutteam=New York Yankees
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=October 2
|finalyear=2010 
|finalteam=Boston Red Sox
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.279
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2value=223
|stat3label=[[Runs batted in]]
|stat3value=952
|teams=
*[[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|1998}})
*[[Florida Marlins]] ({{mlby|1999}}–{{mlby|2005}})
*[[Boston Red Sox]] ({{mlby|2006}}–{{mlby|2010}})
|highlights=
*4× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2002]]–[[2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2004]], [[2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2007]])
*2× [[World Series champion]] ({{wsy|2003}}, {{wsy|2007}})
*[[World Series MVP]] (2007)
*[[Gold Glove Award]] (2005)
*[[Silver Slugger Award]] (2003)
* [[Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame]]
}}
'''Michael Averett Lowell''' (born February 24, 1974) is a Puerto Rican former [[Major League Baseball]] [[third baseman]]. During a 13-year career, Lowell played for the [[New York Yankees]] (1998), [[Florida Marlins]] (1999&ndash;2005), and the [[Boston Red Sox]] (2006&ndash;2010). With the Red Sox, he was named [[World Series Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]] of the {{wsy|2007}} [[World Series]].

==Personal life==
Lowell was born in [[Puerto Rico]] to Carl and Beatriz Lowell on February 24, 1974. His parents were born in [[Cuba]], and are of Irish and Spanish ancestry. His family relocated to [[Miami]], [[Florida]], when Lowell was four years old. He has always identified himself as both Cuban and Puerto Rican. He attended elementary school at Epiphany Catholic School in [[South Miami]], [[Florida]]. As a high school sophomore at [[Christopher Columbus High School (Miami)|Christopher Columbus High School]], he was selected to the varsity [[baseball]] team but did not get playing time, so he transferred to [[Coral Gables Senior High School]] for his junior year.<ref>{{Cite web|last=MacMullan|first=Jackie|date=October 3, 2007|title=Bad bounces, good hands|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2007/10/03/bad_bounces_good_hands/|access-date=May 2, 2009|website=[[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Browne|first=Ian|date=June 13, 2008|title=Lowell influenced by Dad most of all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614185802/http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080610&content_id=2880943&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos|url=http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080610&content_id=2880943&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos|archive-date=June 14, 2008|access-date=May 2, 2009|website=[[Boston Red Sox]]}}</ref>

In 1992, Lowell graduated from Coral Gables Senior High School in [[Coral Gables, Florida|Coral Gables]], [[Florida]], where he had a 4.0 GPA and was a star player on the baseball team. There, he met future wife Bertica, a member of the school's nationally recognized Gablettes dance team, of which she became coach years later. They have one daughter, Alexis Ileana Lowell, and one son named, Anthony.<ref name="MLBBio">{{Cite web|title=Mike Lowell|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614065957/http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/team/player_career.jsp?player_id=136780|url=http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/team/player_career.jsp?player_id=136780|archive-date=June 14, 2008|access-date=May 19, 2021|website=[[Boston Red Sox]]}}</ref> In 2006, Lowell's sister, Cecilia, married [[Carlos Curbelo]], who was a [[United States Congress]]man from 2015 to 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/pro-immigration-reform-pac-backs-barry-loudermilk-sorta/UoNrru03cqASK98LF9bUHN/|title=Pro-immigration reform PAC backs Barry Loudermilk -- sorta|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=April 20, 2016|last=Sheinin|first=Aaron Gould}}</ref>

Lowell's autobiography, ''Deep Drive: A Long Journey to Finding the Champion Within'', was published on May 6, 2008.<ref>{{Cite book | title=Deep Drive: A Long Journey to Finding the Champion Within (Hardcover)| isbn=978-0451225559| last1=Lowell| first1=Mike| year=2008}}</ref> On February 19, 1999, Lowell was diagnosed with [[testicular cancer]], causing him to miss nearly two months of the 1999 season while he underwent treatment for the disease. However, he later recovered and went on to play baseball professionally.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Edes|first=Gordon|date=January 12, 2006|title=Just another comeback year|url=http://archive.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2006/01/12/just_another_comeback_year/|access-date=May 19, 2021|website=[[The Boston Globe]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Minichino|first=Adam|date=July 9, 1999|title=Lowell fighting cancer battle one day at a time|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000606032249/http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/070999/spo_0709990021.shtml|url=http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/070999/spo_0709990021.shtml|archive-date=June 6, 2000|access-date=May 19, 2021|website=[[Athens Banner-Herald]]}}</ref> The Lowell family currently resides in [[Pinecrest, Florida]].

==Florida International University==
Lowell was awarded an athletic [[scholarship]] to attend [[Florida International University]] (FIU) to play [[college baseball]] for the [[FIU Panthers baseball]] team. In 1993 he played in the [[Valley Baseball League]] a [[collegiate summer baseball]] league in the [[Shenandoah Valley]] region of [[Virginia]] for the [[Waynesboro Generals]]. In the summer of 1994, he played for the [[Chatham A's]] in the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]] (CCBL). Lowell was a league all-star for Chatham, and was inducted into the [[Cape Cod Baseball League#Hall of Fame and Museum|CCBL Hall of Fame]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|date=October 22, 2011|title=Hall of Fame Inductees come full circle|url=http://www.capecodbaseball.org/news/season/index.html?article_id=31|access-date=September 1, 2019|website=Cape Cod Baseball|publisher=}}</ref> Lowell graduated from FIU in 1997 with a [[Bachelor's Degree]] in Finance.

A three-time All Conference player with the Panthers, his uniform number 15 was retired. Lowell was drafted by the [[New York Yankees]] in the [[1995 Major League Baseball draft]], and eventually made his [[MLB]] debut with the [[New York Yankees]] during the 1998 season. He was also converted to play as a third baseman, having been at [[shortstop]] and [[Second baseman|second base]] in college.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 21, 2018|title=Matt Chapman's defense|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkKA26S9Azw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/kkKA26S9Azw |archive-date=2021-12-21|url-status=live|access-date=September 11, 2019|website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Major League Baseball==

===New York Yankees===
Lowell was drafted by the [[New York Yankees]] in the 20th round of the [[1995 Major League Baseball draft]]. He made his major league debut as a September call-up for the [[Yankees]] in 1998, singling in his first at-bat<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chuck|first=Bill|date=April 2, 2009|title=100 random things about the Red Sox, Rays, and Yankees|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405072934/http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/100_random_things_2009/|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/100_random_things_2009/|archive-date=April 5, 2009|access-date=May 2, 2009|website=[[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref> and playing eight games in the season.

Although Lowell debuted late in the season and did not play in the 1998 postseason, he still received his first career [[World Series ring]] as the Yankees won the [[1998 World Series]] against the [[San Diego Padres]].

===Florida Marlins===
Lowell was traded to the Florida Marlins on February 1, 1999, for [[Mark Johnson (pitcher)|Mark Johnson]] and [[Ed Yarnall]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Olney|first=Buster|date=February 2, 1999|title=BASEBALL; A Top Yankee Prospect Is Traded for Pitching|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/02/sports/baseball-a-top-yankee-prospect-is-traded-for-pitching.html|access-date=May 19, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> While waiting for [[spring training]], he discovered that he had [[testicular cancer]] and underwent surgery on February 21 returning to the lineup on May 29.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 30, 1999 |title=Lowell Returns From Cancer |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-30-sp-42670-story.html |access-date=May 19, 2021 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|agency=[[Associated Press]] |language=en-US}}</ref> He finished his season with a .253 [[Batting average (baseball)|batting average]], 12 [[home run]]s, and 47 [[Run batted in|RBI]].

Lowell had successful years in Florida and established himself as one of the elite third baseman in the league. In {{Baseball year|2001}}, he finished with 18 home runs and 100 RBI.

Lowell was having an excellent season in {{Baseball year|2003}}, but in late August he suffered a broken hand when he was hit by a pitch by the [[Montreal Expos]]' [[Héctor Almonte]], forcing him to miss 32 games. He finished the season with 32 home runs and 105 RBI. Rookie [[Miguel Cabrera]] moved from left field to third base after Lowell's injury.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 31, 2003|title=Marlins get bad break with Lowell|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=1606341|access-date=May 19, 2021|website=[[ESPN]]|language=en}}</ref> Lowell returned for the postseason and had five hits in the Marlins' World Series win over the Yankees.

In {{Baseball year|2004}}, he hit a career-high (at the time) .293 with 27 home runs and 85 RBI. Despite a disappointing 2005 season in which he hit .236 with only eight home runs and a .298 [[on-base percentage]], Lowell earned his first [[Gold Glove]] Award. Lowell also finished third in doubles in the league, totaling 47 doubles in the 2005 season.

The Marlins traded him to Boston in a deal that was officially completed on November 21, 2005, in which the Red Sox received Lowell, [[Josh Beckett]] and [[Guillermo Mota]] in exchange for [[Hanley Ramírez]], [[Aníbal Sánchez]], Jesús Delgado and [[Harvey García]].<ref>{{cite web|author=|date=November 25, 2005|title=Red Sox complete deal for Beckett, Lowell|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2232211|access-date=June 22, 2014|work=[[ESPN]]}}</ref>

===Boston Red Sox===
[[Image:Mike Lowell.jpg|thumb|Lowell with the [[Boston Red Sox]] in spring 2007]]
Even though the [[Boston Red Sox]] took on Lowell and his contract largely because the Marlins would not trade [[pitcher]] Josh Beckett without relieving themselves of Lowell's salary. Lowell fared better than expected as a member of the 2006 Red Sox, for a time leading the league in [[Double (baseball)|doubles]] and providing solid defense at third base. Lowell finished with 20 home runs and 80 RBI, and he was tied with [[Eric Chavez]] for the best fielding percentage at his position.

The {{Baseball year|2007}} season turned out to be one of Lowell's best, in which he set career bests in hits, RBI, batting average, OPS, and played a key role in helping the Red Sox win their second World Series in four years. One of the early highlights of the season came on April 22 when Lowell was one of the four Red Sox players to hit consecutive home runs against the Yankees.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 22, 2007|title=Red Sox hit four consecutive HRs against Yankees|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2846039|access-date=May 19, 2021|website=[[ESPN]]|language=en}}</ref> During the first half, Lowell hit .300 and led the team with 14 home runs (tied with David Ortiz) and 63 RBI. This performance helped earn him a spot on the [[2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2007 American League All-Star Team]] as a reserve player voted in on the player's ballot.

As the Red Sox held onto its lead in the American League East division, Lowell continued to carry the team by hitting .350 during the second half. His season total of 120 RBI was not only a personal best but a franchise record for a Red Sox third baseman, beating [[Butch Hobson]]'s total of 112 in {{Baseball year|1977}}. Lowell also finished with a .324 batting average, 21 home runs and 191 hits, another career high.

During the [[2007 World Series]], Lowell hit .400 with one home run, 4 RBI, six [[Run (baseball)|runs scored]] and a [[stolen base]] in the four-game sweep against the [[Colorado Rockies]]. Lowell got his second [[World Series ring]] and was named the [[World Series Most Valuable Player Award|World Series MVP]]. He also became the second Puerto Rican player to be named the MVP of a World Series (the first one being [[Roberto Clemente]]). Lowell along with fellow ex-Marlin Josh Beckett became the first duo to each get a World Series MVP by winning a World Series with one team in the American League and the other in the National League.

Following the season, Lowell placed fifth in the American League [[Most Valuable Player]] voting. Although he filed for free agency, Lowell returned to the Red Sox after signing a three-year contract worth $37.5 million.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 19, 2007|title=Red Sox keep Lowell with three-year, $37.5M deal|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3118926|access-date=May 19, 2021|website=[[ESPN]]|language=en}}</ref>

Lowell had trouble with a torn [[Acetabular labrum|hip labrum]] that required surgery between the 2008 and 2009 seasons. As a result, he spent several stints on the disabled list. The injury caused him to miss most of the 2008 playoffs, including the ALCS when the Red Sox lost to the [[Tampa Bay Rays]]. It also kept him from representing [[Puerto Rico]] in the [[2009 World Baseball Classic]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bradford|first=Rob|date=January 27, 2009|title=Lowell takes swings, but gets word of no WBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131023914/http://blogs.weei.com/robbradford/2009/01/27/red-sox-third-baseman-mike-lowell-takes-swings-but-gets-word-of-no-wbc/|url=http://blogs.weei.com/robbradford/2009/01/27/red-sox-third-baseman-mike-lowell-takes-swings-but-gets-word-of-no-wbc/|archive-date=January 31, 2009|access-date=January 28, 2009|website=[[WEEI (AM)|WEEI]]}}</ref> He did return to action with the Red Sox in 2009, though he saw reduced playing time at third base in order to keep him healthy and in playing condition. After the Red Sox acquired [[Victor Martinez (baseball)|Victor Martinez]] in a midseason trade with the [[Cleveland Indians]], Lowell's playing time was reduced, casting his future with the team into doubt.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barbarisi|first=Daniel|date=October 16, 2009|title=Mike Lowell's future with the Red Sox is cloudy entering the offseason|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091020083720/http://www.projo.com/redsox/content/sp_mike_lowell_red_sox_10-17-09_2RG4F3I_v1.31ce034.html|url=http://www.projo.com/redsox/content/sp_mike_lowell_red_sox_10-17-09_2RG4F3I_v1.31ce034.html|archive-date=October 20, 2009|access-date=October 19, 2009|website=[[Providence Journal]]}}</ref> After the season, it was speculated that the Red Sox would attempt to trade Lowell.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rosenthal|first=Ken|last2=Morosi|first2=John Paul|date=November 21, 2009|title=Latest buzz from the MLB offseason|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091122092300/http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/10357594|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/10357594|archive-date=November 22, 2009|access-date=November 23, 2009|website=[[Fox Sports]]}}</ref>

Following the 2009 season, the Red Sox and [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] agreed to a deal that would send Lowell to Texas for catcher [[Max Ramírez]]. However, the deal was called off by the Rangers when they discovered that Lowell required surgery on his right thumb.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bradford|first=Rob|date=December 19, 2010|title=Lowell trade is off|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221205752/http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2009/12/19/lowell-trade-is-off/|url=http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2009/12/19/lowell-trade-is-off/|archive-date=December 21, 2009|access-date=January 12, 2010|website=[[WEEI (AM)|WEEI]]}}</ref> Lowell underwent a successful surgery on December 30.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bradford|first=Rob|date=December 31, 2009|title=Lowell Surgery Successful|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103014237/http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2009/12/31/lowell-surgery-successful/|url=http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2009/12/31/lowell-surgery-successful/|archive-date=January 3, 2010|access-date=January 12, 2010|website=[[WEEI (AM)|WEEI]]}}</ref> He remained with the Red Sox and joined the team for spring training following rehabilitation on his surgically repaired thumb.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Silva|first=Steve|date=January 7, 2010|title=Thursday's Red Sox Q&A with Peter Gammons|url=http://archive.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2010/01/chat_with_peter_2.html|access-date=January 12, 2010|website=[[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref> On April 10, 2010, Lowell announced that he would most likely retire after the 2010 season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=April 10, 2010|title=Lowell might retire after season|url=https://browniepoints.mlblogs.com/lowell-might-retire-after-season-40fac0f521c1|access-date=May 19, 2021|website=[[Medium (website)|Medium ]]|language=en}}</ref> In the 2010 season, he played as a backup infielder at first and third base and as a pinch hitter. On May 3, 2010, Lowell had his eighth career three-[[double (baseball)|double]] game, setting an all-time record for the most by a player in a career.<ref>{{cite web|date=May 3, 2010|title=Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Boston Red Sox Box Score, May 3, 2010|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS201005030.shtml|access-date=September 20, 2020|website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Batting Game Finder|url=https://stathead.com/baseball/game_finder.cgi?request=1&match=gmatchCar&order_by_asc=0&order_by=HR&series=any&series_game=any&min_year_game=1901&max_year_game=2020&as=result_batter&class=player&offset=0&type=b&number_matched=1&ccomp%5B1%5D=gt&cval%5B1%5D=3&cstat%5B1%5D=2B&team_id=ANY&opp_id=ANY&bats=any&throws=any&pos_1=1&pos_2=1&pos_3=1&pos_4=1&pos_5=1&pos_6=1&pos_7=1&pos_8=1&pos_9=1&pos_10=1&pos_11=1&pos_12=1&GS=anyGS&GF=anyGF&is_birthday=either&location=pob&locationMatch=is&game_length=any&HV=any&temperature_min=0&temperature_max=120&wind_speed_min=0&wind_speed_max=90|access-date=September 20, 2020|website=Stathead|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
On August 3, after coming back from nearly two months on the disabled list, Lowell stepped into the batter's box to a standing ovation at [[Fenway Park]] and hit a two-run home run on the first pitch.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 3, 2010|title=Lowell homers in return to Red Sox, benches empty|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024181305/http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=300803102|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=300803102|archive-date=October 24, 2012|access-date=August 12, 2010|website=[[Yahoo Sports]]|publisher=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>

On October 2, 2010, the Boston Red Sox honored Lowell with an on-field ceremony as he would go on to retire after the 2010 Major League Baseball season was complete.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Silva|first=Steve|date=September 23, 2010|title=Red Sox to honor Mike Lowell on Oct. 2|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2010/09/sox_to_honor_mi.html|access-date=September 23, 2010|website=[[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref>

==Post-career==
Lowell works as an analyst on the [[MLB Network]], appearing on ''[[MLB Tonight]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MLB Network Personalities|url=https://www.mlb.com/network/personalities|access-date=May 19, 2021|website=[[MLB Network]]|language=en}}</ref>

He appeared on the ballot for the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum]] [[Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2016|2016 election]] and earned no votes.<ref>{{cite web|last=Zucker|first=Joseph|date=January 6, 2016|title=2016 BBWAA Hall of Fame Election Results Announced|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2605588-2016-bbwaa-hall-of-fame-election-results-announced|access-date=May 19, 2021|website=[[Bleacher Report]]}}</ref>

==Accolades==
*2× World Series champion ({{wsy|2003}}, {{wsy|2007}})
*{{wsy|2007}} [[World Series]] [[World Series MVP Award|MVP]]
*4× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] (2002–04, 2007)
*[[Tony Conigliaro Award|Tony Conigliaro Award winner]] (1999)
*NL [[Gold Glove]] Third Baseman (2005)
*TYIB Defensive Player of the Year (2006)
*[[Jackie Jensen]] Award (2006)
*Holds the Red Sox franchise single-season record for most RBIs by a third baseman (2007)

==See also==
{{Portal|Puerto Rico|Biography|Baseball}}
*[[List of Puerto Ricans]]
*[[Irish immigration to Puerto Rico]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders]]
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==References==
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