The Boston Red Sox didn't add a first baseman at the trade deadline, and lucked out when the Washington Nationals designated Nathaniel Lowe for assignment on August 14. Boston signed the veteran two days later to bring years of experience to its first base slot.
Lowe is having a down year at the plate (.216/.292/.373 slash line over 119 games), but he's formerly a top first baseman in the American League, and he won a World Series with the Texas Rangers in 2023. Lowe has more experience at first base — and in general — than Abraham Toro, and two of the Sox's other young first base options.