Brandon Lowe

Tampa Bay Rays starting second baseman Brandon Lowe is likely to be sidelined for at least a month because of a stress reaction in his lower back, the team announced Tuesday. Lowe, who led the Rays with 39 home runs last season, will be shut down for three weeks and then will be reevaluated to see if he can restart baseball activities. The Rays had placed Lowe on the 10-day injured list Monday.

ST. PETERSBURG — Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe will be out at least a month due to a stress reaction in his low back. The Rays said testing showed the reaction, similar to a bone bruise. Lowe will be held out of all baseball activities for three weeks, then re-evaluated “to determine a potential return to baseball activities and a timeline to return to the lineup.”

The Tampa Bay Rays could be without their power-hitting utility man until late June as Brandon Lowe has been shut down from baseball activities for three weeks. Lowe was placed on the 10-day injured list on Monday, and it is clear a day later he will miss much more than just a week and a half. The 27-year-old has been diagnosed with a stress reaction in his lower back, which is not a good problem for a guy who is very much a swing for the fences or strikeout kind of hitter.

The Tampa Bay Rays will be without Brandon Lowe for at least three weeks as the former All-Star was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his back, the team announced Tuesday, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. After three weeks, the second baseman will be re-evaluated. In...

The Tampa Bay Rays will be without their hard-hitting utility man for at least the next week and a half because of back issues, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, as Brandon Lowe is headed to the 10-day injured list. Lowe is set to undergo testing today...

The Rays are losing another key member of their lineup to injury, with second baseman Brandon Lowe headed to the injured list due to a lower-back issue. Isaac Paredes was called up from Triple-A Durham to take Lowe’s spot; the time of his arrival will determine when the roster move is made.

Lowe said Tuesday that he was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his lower back and won't be available to resume baseball activities for at least three weeks, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Even if Lowe is cleared for baseball activities in the first week of June...

The Tampa Bay Rays placed second baseman Brandon Lowe on the 10-day injured list Monday with lower-back discomfort and recalled

The Rays are planning to place second baseman Brandon Lowe on the 10-day injured list, manager Kevin Cash told media members, including broadcaster Neil Solondz and Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. He’s dealing with a lower back issue and will head for further testing to determine the extent of the injury. Isaac Paredes will be recalled from Triple-A Durham to take his place on the active roster.

Absent from the lineup ahead of Monday's game against the Detroit Tigers, many assumed that star second baseman Brandon Lowe was just getting a routine day off. However, as reported by Neil Solondz, Lowe had actually suffered a stress reaction in his back that would cause him to be placed on the 10-day injured list.

Brujan will start at second base and bat fifth in Monday's game against the Tigers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Brujan will stick in the lineup for the fifth time in six games, with three of those starts coming at the keystone. Brandon Lowe should be the Rays' primary option at the keystone moving forward, but he may be dealing with a lingering injury at the moment, given that he'll be out of the lineup Monday for the second time in three days. If Lowe quickly moves past the injury, Brujan would still have a potential path to playing time in right field after Manuel Margot (hamstring) was placed on the injured list Sunday.

Rays manager Kevin Cash said Monday that Lowe is dealing with a lower-back issue and will likely be placed on the 10-day injured list, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. The injury explains why Lowe isn't in the lineup Monday against the Tigers and likely explains why he...

Lowe is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. After being a late scratch ahead of Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Blue Jays due to an unspecified injury or illness, Lowe checked back into the lineup for Sunday's series finale and went 1-for-4 with a run scored. However, Lowe was used as a designated hitter in that contest rather than his usual spot at second base, implying that he wasn't fully healthy. Lowe is back on the bench Monday for the second time in three days, but the Rays haven't suggested he experienced any sort of setback following Sunday's 3-0 win. Even so, fantasy managers in shallower leagues in particular may be enticed to turn to other options this week, especially with the knowledge that Lowe will start in only five games at a maximum.

Lowe (back) hit the injured list as expected Monday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports. Lowe was left out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers, with reports emerging that a trip to the injured list was considered likely. Whether or not he'll have a shot to return in the minimum 10 days is not yet clear. Isaac Paredes was recalled to take his place on the roster and could spend some time at second base, while Vidal Brujan is also a candidate for an increased role.