The Red Sox didn’t add any bats ahead of the trade deadline, but a player with whom they have been linked all season will reportedly be joining the club after all.

According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan and others, the Red Sox are in talks to sign former Washington Nationals first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Lowe was designated for assignment earlier this week by the Nationals and now looks primed to join a Red Sox lineup that already ranked among MLB’s highest scoring offenses.

Lowe, 30, is in the midst of a down year but has enjoyed considerable success throughout his seven-year big league career. He has won a Gold Glove, a Silver Slugger and was a member of the Texas Rangers’ 2023 World Series championship squad.

This past offseason Lowe was acquired in a trade by the Nationals from the Rangers

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