The Tampa Bay Rays learned Tuesday that second baseman Brandon Lowe will be spending more than just the minimum time on the injured list.
Lowe, who was placed on the injured list Monday, has been diagnosed with a stress reaction in his lower back according to the team.
The plan for the 27-year-old is to be shut down from baseball activities for three weeks before being re-evaluated. At that time, the team says they will determine a timeline for his return to activities and then to the lineup.
Tampa Bay recalled infielder Isaac Paredes from Triple-A Durham, and manager Kevin Cash says they’ll use Paredes, Vidal Brujan, and Taylor Walls defensively in Lowe’s place.
Steve Carney is the founder and publisher of St. Pete Nine. One of the people most associated with baseball coverage in Tampa Bay, he spent 13 seasons covering the Rays for flagship radio station WDAE, first as producer of Rays Radio broadcasts, then as beat reporter beginning in 2011. He likes new analytics and aged bourbon, and is the owner of one of the ugliest knuckleballs ever witnessed by baseball scouts.
