Jed Lowrie is a 14-year MLB veteran infielder who started his career with the Boston Red Sox. However, his most successful stint was with the Oakland Athletics. After playing for the Red Sox for four years (from 2008 to 2011), he was traded to Houston, who then dealt him to Oakland after a year. Despite never having played over 400 plate appearances in a season, Lowrie became Oakland's full-time shortstop and managed to hit 175 times with a batting average of .290. The next year, he recorded 125 hits with a .249 batting average. After becoming a free agent, Lowrie returned to the Astros but was soon shifted from shortstop to third base in favor of Carlos Correa, who won the Rookie of the Year. He was then traded back to Oakland, where he had his best season, being selected as an All-Star and achieving career-highs in home runs (23), runs batted in (99), and OPS+ (121).

Lowrie then signed a two-year contract with the New York Mets, but knee problems limited him to only nine games, and he missed the entire 2020 season. Later, he rejoined Oakland for two more seasons, finishing his career with 1,185 hits and 121 home runs.