Jed Lowrie

Jed Carlson Lowrie (born April 17, 1984) is an American professional baseball infielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics. While primarily a shortstop throughout his career, Lowrie has also played third base and second base.\n', '

Lowrie was born on April 17, 1984, in Salem, Oregon, and later attended North Salem High School. In 2004, while playing for the Stanford University Cardinal baseball team, Lowrie earned Pacific-10 Conference Player of the Year honors. He was a First Team All-American in 2004 and 2005. At Stanford, future major league outfielders Sam Fuld, John Mayberry Jr., and Carlos Quentin were among Lowrie\'s teammates.\n', '

From 2005 through 2007, Lowrie played for Boston at three different minor league levels. During the 2007 season, he made the Eastern League All-St…