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

New Red Sox first baseman Nathaniel Lowe's thoughts on the first four months of his season are simple. He'd like to "have amnesia" about his time with the Nationals.

The Red Sox begin a weird, rare, two-game series with the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. Before the game, they made several roster moves. Nathaniel Lowe is the most notable of the bunch, though Rob Refsnyder’s hitting the IL with an injury is significant given the Orioles’ starting pitcher,

The Red Sox started the week by adding some much-needed pop at first base with the signing of free agent first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, who was immediately added to the roster and available to play in Monday’s game against the Orioles.

Campbell has appeared in 14 games for the Red Sox the last two seasons and allowed 18 earned runs on 27 hits over 14 innings.

Lowe was a Gold Glover and a Silver Slugger for his previous team before the Nats, the Texas Rangers. With the Nats, he’s regressed a bit, slashing .216/.292/.373/.665 with 16 home runs and 17 doubles. While it seems like his hitting is down, it looked like he was beginning to figure it out, hitting a grand slam in his last game with Washington.