Lowrie returning to Astros
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - The Houston Astros signed free agent shortstop Jed Lowrie to a three-year contract on Monday.
The deal is reportedly worth $23 million and includes a club option for 2018.
Lowrie, 30, batted .249 with six home runs and 50 RBI over 136 games last season for the Oakland Athletics. He hit a career-high 16 homers with the Astros in 2012.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Over seven major league seasons with Boston, Houston and Oakland, Lowrie has hit .261 with 56 homers and 284 RBI in 643 games.
The Astros will announce a corresponding move on Tuesday to create room for Lowrie on the 40-man roster.