{"id":38469,"date":"2020-09-17T17:26:59","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T21:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=38469"},"modified":"2020-09-17T17:26:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T21:26:59","slug":"jed-lowrie-mets-tenure-officially-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2020\/09\/17\/jed-lowrie-mets-tenure-officially-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Jed Lowrie Mets’ Tenure Officially Over"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Mets<\/a> signed Jed Lowrie<\/a><\/strong> to a two-year contract for $20 million dollars. The veteran middle infielder was coming off a season where he hit 23 home runs and drove in 99 RBI\u2019s with the Oakland Athletics<\/a> in 2018.<\/p>\n

After only having eight total plate appearances last season, Lowrie’s tenure with the Mets is over after he reportedly went home to Houston<\/a> after missing the entire 2020 season to date.<\/p>\n

Injury History<\/h2>\n

Jed Lowrie suffered a sprained capsule<\/a>\u00a0in Spring Training in 2019. He went on to miss nearly the next six months before he came back in September as a pinch hitter. Lowrie was expected to be a part of the club this season. However, he was diagnosed with PCL laxity after coming to summer camp prepared to play.<\/p>\n

Manager Luis Rojas<\/strong><\/a> has been asked about Lowrie throughout the season and repeatedly said he has no update. When he was on the field, Lowrie was wearing a big leg brace that was supposed to help him play. He even hit a double off of Jacob deGrom<\/a><\/strong> in an intrasquad game.<\/p>\n

He was signed last offseason around the same time the New York Yankees<\/a> signed DJ LeMahieu<\/strong><\/a> to a similar contract. LeMahieu has gone on to be an MVP caliber<\/a> player while Lowrie has watched from the sidelines.<\/p>\n