August 18 - Free agent first baseman Nathaniel Lowe is signing with the Boston Red Sox, ESPN reported on Sunday night. Lowe, 30, had been placed on waivers on Saturday by the Washington Nationals after they designated him for assignment on Thursday.

He’s Nathaniel Lowe, recently of the Washington Nationals and quite possibly the only American to go by Nathanial since approximately 1872. In fact, he actually went by Nate early in his career, changing it back to his birth name only after his mama yelled at him.

Boston’s new first baseman isn’t in Monday’s Red Sox lineup, which has a newly returned player in the leadoff spot.