Three months ago, the Boston Red Sox reportedly reached out to the Washington Nationals regarding first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. While MassLive’s Sean McAdam couldn’t confirm it at the time, he officially confirmed it on Friday after the Nationals designated Lowe for assignment on Thursday.

McAdam verified that the Red Sox “inquired about Lowe’s availability earlier in the season when (Triston) Casas was first injured, so presumably there would be at least some interest.”

When Casas went down with a season-ending on May 2, Lowe was off to a good start for the Nationals. His OPS was above .800 for most of April and remained near that level through the first week of May, so Washington may have been less inclined to part ways with him at the time.

Lowe’s production has dropped off ove

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