Jed Carlson Lowrie (born April 17, 1984 in Salem, Oregon

Salem, Oregon

Salem is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood...

) is an American

United States

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 professional baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

 infielder

Infielder

An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field.-Standard arrangement of positions:In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles...

 with the Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

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 of Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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Lowrie was born on April 17, 1984 and later attended North Salem High School

North Salem High School

North Salem High School is a public high school in Salem, Oregon, United States founded in 1906. It was known as Salem High School until 1954.-History:...

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In 2004, while playing for the Stanford University Cardinal baseball team

Stanford Cardinal baseball

The Stanford Cardinal baseball team represents Stanford University in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other Stanford athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Pacific-10 Conference. The Cardinal play their home games on campus at the Sunken Diamond, and they are...

, Lowrie earned Pac-10 Player of the Year honor. He was a First Team All-American in 2004 and 2005. At Stanford, future major league outfielders Sam Fuld

Sam Fuld

Samuel Babson "Sam" Fuld is an American professional baseball outfielder with the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball....

 and Carlos Quentin

Carlos Quentin

Carlos Josè Quentin is an American outfielder who plays for the Chicago White Sox. In 2008 and in 2011, Quentin was selected as an All-Star.-Early career:...

 were among Lowrie's teammates.
From 2005 through 2007, Lowrie played for Boston at three different minor league

Minor league baseball

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 levels.