TAMPA, Fla. — Two shining Rays players are headed to the 2025 MLB All-Star game in Atlanta.
Infielders Jonathan Aranda and Brandon Lowe will represent Tampa Bay, ESPN revealed on Sunday.
Both are select reserves for the American League squad.
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For Lowe, the announcement comes as a bittersweet marker. The second baseman, whose birthday is July 6, was on the verge of setting a franchise record by getting a hit in 21 consecutive games. But his streak ended in the third inning against the Minnesota Twins, when left the game with soreness in his left side.
“Extremely excited to go with Jonny," Lowe said. "It’s a great personal achievement, but I don’t have the numbers that I do without the guys in this locker room. It’s a huge ‘thank you’ to them for me to be in the position that I’m in.”
The Rays still won, beating the Twins 7-5, and pushing their record to 49-41 overall, among the AL East best.
This is Aranda's first All-Star selection. And it is Lowe's second.
"If I look back to the past, it’s been a long journey, but now, being named an all-star, I will always be grateful," Aranda said. "I’m just going to enjoy the moment.”
The MLB All-Star game will be 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 15 at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia. The game will be nationally televised on Fox.
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