After Brandon Lowe hit a three-run homer for the Pittsburgh Pirates in yesterday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds, it gave hime a total of 20 dingers for the 2026 MLB season. That mark stands the highest since 2019, when Josh Bell had 27 homers at the break on his way to a 37-home run campaign.
Lowe also had a sac fly RBI later on in the game, giving him 56 RBIs for the year for the Buccos, and he leads the team in both homers and RBIs.
Those marks have Lowe at seventh in the league for homers and ninth in the league for RBIs.
Lowe was the pickup of the year when he came over in December from the Tampa Bay Rays along with Jake Mangum and Mason Montogomery, and with Lowe becoming an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, he should be a priority signing for the Bucs. Lowe is making just $11 million this season, and with a career year under his belt provided he stays healthy and keeps producing in 2026, that salary number is going up. Way up.
As for the last Bucs player to hit that many homers by the break, Josh Bell is currently playing for the Minnesota Twins, where he has 9 homers and 51 RBIs at the moment. Last season, for the Washington Nationals, Bell hit 22 homers and 63 RBIs. So he is still producing years after leaving the Buccos.
So what do you think, Bucs fans? Will the team be able to re-sign Lowe in the offseason? If so, what do you think it will take to get a contract done? If not, where do you think he goes in Free Agency? Tell us in the comments section what direction both Lowe and the Bucs go when we get to the offseason.
