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Return of the Jedi: A’s sign Jed Lowrie to minor league contract

Was there ever any doubt that Jed Lowrie would eventually find his way back to the Oakland A’s?

The A’s signed the free agent infielder to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training, the team announced Wednesday.

When we last saw Lowrie in Oakland, he was their starting second baseman and made the All-Star team in 2018. Then he left in free agency and signed a two-year contract with the New York Mets, and basically hasn’t played since. A variety of injuries limited him to eight plate appearances in 2019, and he missed all of 2020 with a knee problem diagnosed as PCL laxity.