The 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) season has come to a close with two former Mississippi State players earning rings.
Nathaniel Lowe and Chris Stratton were part of this yearโs world-champion Texas Rangers team. The Rangers ousted the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games to win the franchiseโs first-ever title.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ด๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐!
Congrats @nathaniel_lowe and @cstratton35!#StateToTheShow | #HailState
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โ Mississippi State Baseball (@HailStateBB) November 2, 2023
Lowe, the teamโs starting first baseman who played for the Bulldogs in 2016, had hits in three games, including a Game 3 double. He finished the season with a .262 batting average with 17 home runs and 82 runs batted in.
Stratton, a pitcher with Mississippi State from 2010-11, entered two games in relief against the Diamondbacks, allowing two hits and two runs on 1.1 innings of work. The Tupelo native finished his first season with the Rangers with a 3.92 earned run average and 81 strikeouts.
As for Arizona, who fell short of winning their second title and first since 2001, no Mississippi players were listed on their World Series roster.
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