The Boston Red Sox are signing slugging first baseman Nathanial Lowe after he had been designated for assignment by the Nationals last week in favor of younger players, ESPN.com reported. Lowe will join one of the most potent offenses in baseball with Boston in the midst of a tight American League playoff race.

Still, Lowe has hit 17 doubles, 16 homers and driven in 68 runs while walking at a decent rate. He's 30 years old and has previously won a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger award. This is a big fella with a sweet left-handed swing who can also field his position.

The Boston Red Sox are hoping for a Nathaniel Lowe revival at Fenway Park. The Red Sox are finalizing a contract with Lowe, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported on Sunday night.

The Red Sox, according to ESPN, still have some "work to do" if they want to reach the postseason for the first time since 2021.

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Despite surging as a collective in the month of July, sending their playoff chances soaring to 86.8 percent according to baseball reference, the Red Sox have struggled to get many individual stars to make an impression with the experts over at ESPN.