OAKLAND, Calif. -- Infielder Jed Lowrie has been reacquired by the Athletics from the Houston Astros for minor league right-hander Brendan McCurry.
The 31-year-old Lowrie hit .222 with nine homers and 30 RBI in 69 games for Houston this year, starting 45 at third and 16 at shortstop. He was sidelined for more than three months by a torn ligament in his right thumb.
As a free agent last December, Lowrie agreed to a $23 million, three-year contract with the Astros that called for salaries of $8 million in 2015, $7.