PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 27th, 2009

It's Friday and time for the first ever player of the week!

The player of the week is......

Mike Lowell of the Boston Red Sox

AVERAGE: .274

Status: Active
Postition: 3B
Number: 25
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 210 lbs
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
College: Florida International
MLB Debut: 9-13-1998
Birthday: 2-24

Biography (from redsox.com):


Mike and his wife Bertica have 2 children, Alexis (6) and Anthony (3) and reside in Pinecrest, FL... Earned his degree in finance from Florida International University, where he was All-Conference 3 times...Had his uniform number 15 retired, the first active Golden Panther baseball player to receive the honor...Posted a .353 career average, 5th-best in school history...Was the Trans-America Athletic Conference's Student of the Year and was an academic All-American honoree in 1995... Graduated in 1991 from Coral Gables (FL) High School, where he earned All-State honors in baseball... Enjoys fishing and spending time with his family in the off-season...Was a guest at a White House dinner in January 2008...Wrote a book on 2007 season that was published in early 2008.
From http://redsoxvyankees.blogspot.com (2009)
That's our player of the week, Third Baseman Mike Lowell!

And now it's only 9 days until opening day!