Nate Lowe was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays thirteenth round pick in the 2016 MLB draft out of Mississippi State University. At the time he was an afterthought as the older brother of the Rays first round pick Josh Lowe.
Coming into the 2018 season Nate Lowe didn’t hit for power. In his junior year at MSU he hit 5 homers in 247 at bats leading to a .142 isolated slugging percentage (ISO). Things remained the same as he transitioned to wood bats. In his first two professional seasons he hit 11 homers in 757 plate appearances with a .