mike lowell

BOSTON - ESPNdallas.com is reporting that Mike Lowell has yet to be checked out by Texas Rangers team doctors but is expected to take a physical next weekend.

The Boston Red Sox are discussing a trade that would send 2007 World Series MVP Mike Lowell to the Texas Rangers.

The 35-year-old was an All-Star four times from 2002-07, hitting .324 with 21 homers and 120 RBIs in 2007.

But he slumped to 73 RBIs in 2008 and 75 RBIs this year, hitting 17 homers each season.

Boston Red Sox's Jason Bay, left, gets a high-five from Mike Lowell after Bay hit a second-inning home run off Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price during a baseball game Wednesday, Aug.

Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell had fluid drained from his ailing right hip Monday in Boston, and received an injection that might relieve inflammation in his surgically repaired joint.

The Red Sox will wait at least a couple of days to determine whether the treatment was successful or whether Lowell needs to be placed on the disabled list, manager Terry Francona said before Monday night's...

Mike Lowell homered off struggling Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang, and Kevin Youkilis also connected to help the Red Sox win 6-5 on Wednesday night and improve to 7-0 against New York this year.