Derek Lowe
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Lowe with the Atlanta Braves in 2009
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Born: June 1, 1973 Dearborn, Michigan |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 26, 1997, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 19, 2013, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 176–157 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.03 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,722 | ||
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Derek Christopher Lowe (born June 1, 1973) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. During his career, he played for the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers.
Lowe threw a no-hitter for the Red Sox in 2002. In the 2004 post-season he had a 3–0 win–loss record as he helped lead Boston to its first World Series championship in 86 years. He throws and bats right-handed. He is 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m), weighing in at 230 pounds (100 kg).
Lowe attended Edsel Ford High School in Dearborn, Michigan, where he was a four-sport letterman in baseball, golf, soccer, and basketball. He was an All-League honoree in all four sports, and was a first-team all-state pick in basketball. Lowe committed to attend Eastern Michigan University on a basketball scholarship.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Lowe in the eighth round of the 1991 MLB draft. He signed with the Mariners on June 7, 1991, forgoing his college scholarship. The Mariners immediately assigned him to their rookie league team, where he went 5–3 with a 2.41 earned run average (ERA) in 12 starts.
He spent the next several years working his way through several minor league teams: 1992 – Single-A Bellingham (7–3, 2.42 – 13 starts), 1993 – Single-A Riverside (12–9, 5.26, 26 starts), 1994 – Double-A Jacksonville (7–10, 4.94, 26 starts), 1995 – Double-A Port City (1–6, 6.08, 10 starts), 1996 – Triple-A Tacoma (6–9, 4.54, 16 starts).
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