A scholar-athlete throughout his career, the Major League Baseball World Series standout Lowell graduated in 1992 from Coral Gables (Fla.) Senior High School in where he had a 4.0 GPA and was a standout baseball competitor. He went on to star locally for the FIU Panthers baseball team from 1993-96. During his professional baseball career, Lowell graduated from FIU in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in finance. Lowell earned Academic All-America® honors from CoSIDA in 1995.
Lowell was a three-time All-Conference player with the Panthers, and his uniform number 15 was retired. Lowell was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1995 Major League Baseball draft (20th round), and eventually made his MLB debut with New York during the 1998 season. Traded to the Florida Marlins in 1999, Lowell had successful years in Florida and established himself as one of the elite third baseman in the league and Golden Glove winner.
He was traded to the Boston Red Sox in 2005 and helped lead them to the 2007 World Series championship in a year in which he set career bests in hits, RBI, batting average, OPS, and played a key role in helping the Red Sox win their second World Series in four years. For his efforts, Lowell was named 2007 World Series MVP.
Lowell earned three World Series rings – one with the Yankees (1998), one with the Marlins (2003 when the Marlins defeated the Yankees for the title) and with the Red Sox (2007). Lowell along with fellow ex-Marlin Josh Beckett became the first duo to each get a World Series MVP by winning a World Series with one team in the American League and the other in the National League.
In addition to his World Series MVP and Golden Glove honors, Lowell was a four-time MLB All-Star (2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007). His last few years saw him beset with injuries, and he retired from baseball after the 2010 MLB season was complete.
Lowell's autobiography,
Deep Drive: A Long Journey to Finding the Champion Within, was published on May 6, 2008.