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Pirates’ Lowe up for hitting award

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Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Brandon Lowe makes a throw to first during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Brandon Lowe has been named an N.L. Silver Slugger Award finalist among second basemen by Louisville Slugger.

Lowe, who is looking to win his first Silver Slugger, is joined by Milwaukee's Brice Turang.

Lowe hit .260 (152-for-584) with 29 doubles, 35 home runs, 96 RBI, a .331 on-base percentage, a .493 slugging percentage and an .824 OPS in 150 games with the Bucs in 2026.

Lowe's 33 home runs as a second baseman were the most in franchise history (since 1887), surpassing Neil Walker, who hit 23 from the position in 2014. He would become the third Pirates second baseman to win a Silver Slugger Award since its inception in 1980, along with Johnny Ray (1983) and Walker (2014).

Lowe, who is the team's first Silver Slugger Award finalist since Bryan Reynolds in 2024, would become the 12th different Pittsburgh player to win it.

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