ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It is going to be a household affair at Tropicana Discipline when the Rays host the Texas Rangers this weekend.
Tampa Bay outfielder Josh Lowe will play towards his brother, Rangers first baseman and former Ray, Nathaniel. It is going to be the primary time the 2 have confronted one another on the Main League degree.
“I believe each child that performs baseball rising up, their dream is to be within the main leagues,” Josh mentioned within the Rays clubhouse. “Simply to do it your self and likewise see your sibling do it’s one thing that not many individuals are in a position to say or in a position to watch. It’s fairly cool to consider. The each of us being right here and having fun with that collectively.”
Josh, 25, is having an All-Star-caliber season for the Rays. In his first season on the large league roster, he is hitting .295 with 11 residence runs and 39 RBIs. Nathaniel, 27, is not far behind at .279, 7 and 37.
Rays beginning pitcher Tyler Glasnow thinks Josh is one among a handful of Rays who belong on the All-Star staff.
“I really feel like half our staff might go to the All-Star Sport,” Glasnow mentioned as he tried to make his record. “Like [Josh] Lowe, [Shane McClanahan], clearly. There are such a lot of folks. [Isaac] Paredes, Yandy [Diaz] for positive. Wander [Franco].”
Glasnow laughed and determined to show in the whole line-up card. “Yeah, title all of them. It is principally just like the beginning 9. We’ll see how that goes. However I hope now we have like six-plus. I believe we must always.”
Tyler did not neglect to say left fielder Randy Arozarena, who caught fireplace main as much as the season within the World Baseball Basic and by no means slowed down.
“He’s simply been just like the man who supplies all of the vitality right here. He’s been extraordinarily constant all yr lengthy,” Glasnow added. “He’s all the time been the identical dude coming to the sector. He’s all the time simply been like that humorous character. Identical dude, good teammate. And he’s simply superb at baseball.”
Arozarena’s hitting .289 with 12 residence runs and a team-high 43 RBIs.
Rays first baseman Yandy Diaz is having a career-best season up to now. He leads the staff with a .316 batting common, and he is tied with Arozarena for the staff lead with 12 residence runs.
“Everybody,” Diaz joked through translator Manny Navarro when he was requested which Rays should go to the mid-summer basic. “Even all of the employees right here deserves to be within the All-Star Sport.”
Getting into play Friday, the Rays have the most effective report in baseball at 46-19. They’re additionally a significant league-best 29-6 at residence. Texas enters the weekend with a mark of 40-21.